2023Distinguished Artists - Karlis Padegs - First Day Cover

Kārlis Padegs (8 October 1911 – 19 April 1940) was a Latvian artist. He studied under Latvian painter Vilhelms Purvītis at the Latvia Art Academy. His best-known work is Madonna with Machine Gun, which belongs to the Latvian National Museum of Art in Riga. An extravagant, aloof and legendary figure in the history of Latvian art.