Santeri Salokivi

Santeri Salokivi
Salokivi at Lake Garda in Italy
Born
Toivo Santeri Johansson

(1886-09-02)2 September 1886
Died26 March 1940(1940-03-26) (aged 53)
NationalityFinnish
Known forPainter
MovementImpressionism

Toivo Santeri SalokiviJohansson until 1900 – (2 September 1886, Turku – 26 March 1940, Helsinki), was a Finnish painter and graphic artist.[1][2]

Biography

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Self-Portrait

Salokivi studied at the Turku Drawing School [fi] between 1900–1904 and thereafter in Munich and Paris. He taught at the Turku Drawing School between 1914–1917 and ran his own painting school in Helsinki between 1931 and 1933. Salokivi's works are greatly influenced by light saturation. His works include impressionistic archipelago motifs, figure compositions and finely executed etchings.[3][4]

Portrait of Majsi Salokivi

His wife was Majsi Salokivi (1888–1953), née Maria Mattson.[1]

He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.[5]

Works

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Anttonen, Erkki (9 October 2006). "Salokivi, Santeri (1886–1940)". Kansallisbiografia. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Santeri Salokivi". Artist Registry. Artists' Association of Finland. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  3. ^ Nevaluoma, Kari-Otso (23 August 2018). "Taide-etsivä Maria Ekman-Kolari löysi Santeri Salokiven teoksia hylätystä varastosta: "70 vuotta pimennossa olleet maalaukset pääsevät vihdoin esille"". Meillä Kotona. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  4. ^ Paananen, Karoliina (3 June 2018). "Kuolinpesän vintillä odotti taidekonsulttia jymylöytö – signeeraukset paljastivat arvon, ja nyt myös Ateneumista on käyty ostoksilla". Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia" (PDF). Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  6. ^ Ekman-Kolari, Maria (10 November 2019). "Santeri Salokiven teosten hinnat liikkuvat parista tonnista aina 20 000 euroon". Arvopaperi. Retrieved 22 August 2020.

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