Algimantas Švėgžda (1941–1996) was a Lithuanian graphic artist and painter known for his exceptionally precise drawings, etchings and still lifes; his works are held by the Lithuanian National Museum of Art, the M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art and the MO Museum. His quiet, contemplative manner is marked by meticulous detail, subtle light and close attention to everyday objects and landscape, and his small etchings show virtuoso precision.
Algimantas Švėgžda (1941–1996) was a Lithuanian graphic artist and painter, known for his exceptionally precise drawings, etchings and still lifes. Born in Kelmė, he developed a quiet, contemplative manner marked by meticulous detail, subtle light and close attention to ordinary objects and the landscape. His small-format etchings, such as “Landscape. Summer” (1987), show the virtuoso precision for which he is valued. In the last years of his life he lived abroad, but he donated many of his works to Lithuanian museums. He died in Lithuania in 1996. Švėgžda is a museum artist whose works are held by the Lithuanian National Museum of Art, the M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art, the MO Museum and the Tartle collection.
