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The Grey Dance
''The Grey Dance'' is a painting by Väinö Kunnas, from 1928. Description The painting has dimensions 63.5 x 57 centimeters. It is in the collection of the Ateneum, Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city .... Analysis The painting is a still life with two dummies with articulated joints posed as dancing. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Grey Dance, The Finnish paintings Dance in art Paintings in the Ateneum 1928 paintings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Väinö Kunnas
Väinö Ilmari Kunnas (12 April 1896 Vyborg - 10 February 1929, Helsinki) was a Finnish Expressionist painter. During his brief career, he went from Expressionism to experiment with more abstract modern styles. His major works consist of portraits of cultural personalities and depictions of the urban environment. Life His parents were the painters Mikko Kunnas (originally Keränen) and Helena Varonen. Due to his mother's early death, his education was interrupted. After the family moved to Sortavala, he was able to attend an arts and crafts school, graduating in 1912.Brief biography by Julia Donner @ Sininen Laulu When they returned home, he studied drawing at the Vyborg art school until 1917. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
