Eero Nelimarkka

Eero Aleksander Nelimarkka (10 October 1891 – 27 January 1977) was a Finnish painter. He is best known for depicting the flat landscapes of Ostrobothnia known as lakeus but he also produced portraits of notable Finns and family members.

Eero Nelimarkka
Born(1891-10-10)10 October 1891
Vaasa, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died27 January 1977(1977-01-27) (aged 85)
Helsinki, Finland
NationalityFinnish
EducationAcadémie de la Grande Chaumière, Academie Julian Othon Friesz, Eero Järnefelt
Known forPainting, Drawing, Sculpture
AwardsPro Finlandia 1956

Biography

Eero Nelimarkka was born in Finland on 10 October 1891 at Vaasa, the son of Erkki Nelimarkka, a tailor, and Maria Nelimarkka (née Koivukangas). In 1912 Nelimarkka studied at Académie de la Grande Chaumière and in Académie Julian.[1][2]

In 1945 professor and artist Nelimarkka established "The Nelimarkka Foundation". The founders also included J. A. Hollo. The mission of the Nelimarkka Foundation is to preserve and promote Eero Nelimarkka's production and life's work. In 1964 he built the Nelimarkka Museum on his father's farm at Alajärvi in southern Ostrobothnia. Its core collection of some 1700 works is owned by the Nelimarkka Foundation.[3]

He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.[4]

References
  1. "Nelimarkka-Museum: "Idealist, Artist, Museum Keeper and an Arts Educator"". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  2. (in Finnish) Register of the Artists’ Association of Finland: NELIMARKKA, EERO Alexander" Archived 2016-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. The Nelimarkka Foundation: "About." Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
    Nelimarkka-Museum: "The Regional Art Museum of Southern Ostrobothnia." Archived 2006-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia" (PDF). Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä. Retrieved 2016-08-26.


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