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Kārlis Zāle
Latvian sculptor

Kārlis Zāle

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Latvian sculptor
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Mažeikiai, Mažeikiai District Municipality, Telšiai County, Lithuania
Place of death
Inčukalns, Inčukalns parish, Inčukalns Municipality, Latvia
Age
53 years
Kārlis Zāle
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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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