Portrait of the artist Kristjan Teder

Ernst Joesaar was one of Estonia's most famous artists in the first half of the 20th century. Here he portrayed one of his friends, Estonian painter Kristjan Teder. There are many examples of such friendships in the art world. Sculptors, painters, writers, composers, would frequent the same places and the same people. Therefore there was a great unicity and harmony in the arts, as they shared inspiration and helped each other evolve in his own art.恩斯特·约萨尔（Ernst Joesaar）是20世纪上半叶爱沙尼亚最富盛名的艺术家之一。本作品刻画了他的一位友人——爱沙尼亚画家克里斯蒂扬·泰德尔（Kristjan Teder）。艺术界中此类挚友交游的范例比比皆是：雕塑家、画家、作家与作曲家往往共聚一地、往来密切。正因如此，彼时的艺术领域洋溢着独特的和谐与统一：创作者们共享灵感源泉，相互砥砺扶持，共同推动各自艺术创作的精进。