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Ģedart Elias (1887-1975) Was one of the most secretive and underestimated  artists. He is the only Latvian artist who has had their work displayed in the ‘’Orsē’’ museum in France. 1903 - 1904 G. Elias learned the basics of painting at Latvian art classics

Biography
Ģedert Elias was born on september 23,1887 in Platone - a parish in Jelgava country, Latvia. He is Jānis Elias and Karlīne Elias second son. In 1894 he started Studying in Platones primary school. In 1896, He went to Jelgava and studied in Academia Petrina. 1900. Elias Learned art from an artist named Legzdiņš and portrait art from Šēnberg. 1902. He visited Johana Valtera artistic workshop. From 1904. to 1905. Visited Vilhelma Purvīša workshop in Riga and studied in Nikolaja ģimnazium. 1905. At the start of the revolution he was one of the leaders of the LSDSP federal committee. From 1908. to 1913. He went to Brissels Royal Academy of Art from Žana Delvila and figurative masterpiece from Hermaņa Rišīra. 1911. Privately started to Practice Sculpturing with Paula Brākes. 1912. Worked with his Diploma paper, creating an art masterpiece named- ‘’Tērvetes forest landscapes’’ 1913. Finished Brussels Royal Academy of Art with his painting ‘’Forest’’. 1914. He returned to his birthplace. 1915. 5th of June Went on a run as a refugee. In 1016 he went to Moscow where he lived and worked till 1917, returned to Latvia in the summer of 1917. 1919. Worked in the Ministry of Protection of Art. 1932. Became Head of the figurative painting workshop of Latvian art. On January 7, 1933, married his wife Halinu Kairūkštīti. 1924. Latvia’s Art academy presented Elias with and Excellent artist diploma. 1938. Became a Latvian art academy professor. 1940. announced as the Dean of the Department of Painting and Painting at the Latvian Academy of arts. 1941. Participated in the first Latvian Fine arts exhibition. 1942. Get fired from his job at the Latvian art academy and divorced with his wife Halina. 1943. Married his former student Marta Kalniņa. 1945. His art gallery received the title of the richest artist. Gedert Elias died 1975.

Legacy
Over the past decade, the works of Ģedert Elias have experienced several important events - in 2005, the first Elias' solo exhibition was opened in Berlin. In 2012, marking the artist's 125th anniversary, the signs "Elias' Personal Exhibitions". There is a monograph Ģedert Elias dedicated to the artist's anniversary. Ģ. Elias has left a rich creative heritage - over 1,000 oil paintings, around 600 watercolors, around 200 pastels, and a few thousand drawings. Most of his work is located in jelgavas history and art museum of Ģedert Elias.