Kārlis Zāle

Latvian sculptor
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IntroLatvian sculptor
PlacesLatvia Latvia Russia
wasArtist Sculptor
Work fieldArts
Gender
Male
Birth28 October 1888, Mažeikiai, Mažeikiai District Municipality, Telšiai County, Lithuania
Death19 February 1942Inčukalns, Inčukalns parish, Inčukalns Municipality, Latvia (aged 53 years)
Star signScorpio
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Biography

Kārlis Zāle (28 October 1888 – 19 February 1942) was a Latvian sculptor.

Zāle was born in Mažeikiai, Lithuania, but grew up in Liepāja. After training in Russia at the Kazan Art School under Alexander Matveyev and in Germany, he returned to Riga in 1923, where he both worked in sculpture and taught it. He is best known for his monumental sculptures, including the massive main gates at Brothers' Cemetery and the Freedom Monument in Riga.

He died in Inčukalns, Latvia.

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