December 1909

At the end of December, his intense creative work and constant material deprivations had undermined Čiurlionis’ health. The neuropathologist and psychiatrist Vladimir Bekhterev diagnosed him as suffering from exhaustion.

January 1910

On the Professor’s advice, Čiurlionis’ wife took her sick husband back to Druskininkai.

His paintings Noah’s Ark, Angels (Paradise) and Ballad (The Black Sun) are shown at the Seventh Exhibition of the Association of Russian Artists in Moscow.

Late February – March 1910

Čiurlionis was admitted to the Czerwony Dwór sanatorium in Pustelnik (near Warsaw). Some of his works were displayed at the Seventh Exhibition of the Association of Russian Artists in St Petersburg, and nine of his paintings were shown at the Fourth Exhibition of Lithuanian Art in Vilnius.

April – May 1910

Twenty-eight of his works were displayed at the Exhibition of Lithuanian Art in Riga, and several at an exhibition of the Association of Russian Artists in Kiev.

30 May (12 June) 1910

Čiurlionis’ daughter Danutė was born.

Summer 1910

Seven works by Čiurlionis were shown at an exhibition of works by Russian artists in Paris. Sofija Čiurlionienė’s book In Lithuania was published in Vilnius.

Čiurlionis’ health improved, and he was allowed to paint and play in moderation.

Autumn 1910

He received a belated invitation to participate in an exhibition of the Artists’ New Congregation in Munich. Čiurlionis was elected a member of the newly established society Mir Iskusstva (The World of Art) in St Petersburg.

5 November 1910

Čiurlionis sent a card to his wife, in which he hoped to see her soon.

January – March 1911

Čiurlionis’ paintings are displayed at Mir Iskusstva exhibitions in St Petersburg and Moscow, and four works are shown at an exhibition in Minsk. Twenty-eight of his works are displayed at the Fifth Exhibition of Lithuanian Art.

His health was gradually improving, but at the end of March he caught a cold and contracted pneumonia during a walk.

28 March (10 April) 1911

Čiurlionis died at the Czerwony Dwór sanatorium in Pustelnik, and is buried in the Rasų Cemetery in Vilnius.

Written by Nijolė Adomavičienė

Translated by Sonata Zubovienė

Photo belongs to Sofija Čiurlionienė-Kymantaitė memorial room-museum.

Pustelnik (Marki)

Pustelnik (Marki)

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