Eero_Nelimarkka

Eero Nelimarkka

Eero Nelimarkka

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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.

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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]

Personal life

Nelimarkka's son Antti Nelimarkka founded Neles.[5] Antti Nelimarkka's daughter is artist Riitta Nelimarkka-Seeck, mother of writer Max Seeck.[6]

References

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    "Nelimarkka-Museum: "Idealist, Artist, Museum Keeper and an Arts Educator"". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
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    (in Finnish) Register of the Artists’ Association of Finland: NELIMARKKA, EERO Alexander" Archived 2016-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
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    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
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    "Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia" (PDF). Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
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    Riitta Korhonen. "35-vuotias kirjailija Max Seeck päätti valloittaa Los Angelesin – Se vaati määrätietoista suunnitelmaa ja päähenkilön vaihtamista – "Miksei suomalainen kirja voisi myydä maailmalla 50 miljoonaa kappaletta?"". Talouselämä. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
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    "Tässäkö seuraava Ilkka Remes? Dekkaritaivas sai uuden tähden". www.iltalehti.fi. Retrieved 2022-06-06.


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