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Ilmari Aalto (August 7, 1891 – 29 September 1934) was a Finnish painter. He was a member of the expressionist November Group led by the artist
Aalto, Ilmari (1891 - 1934)
''Kansallisbiografia''. 11.10.2000.
Viitattu 22.10.2009.
Having begun with
Viitattu 22.10.2009.
After the 1920 trip to Paris, Aalto began to use more colors and strong brush strokes instead of the previously greyish palette. Later, while visiting Paris in 1928 he adopted a more realistic expression, clear contours and unmixed colors. Strongly self-critical, he is said to have destroyed many of his works.
Aalto died of liver cancer at the age of 43. Aalto's spouse was Alli Helena Linnalahti (formerly Ketonen).
Ilmari Aalto taiteilijamatrikkelissa
Ilmari Aalto Valtion taidemuseon kokoelmissa.
Kirjav@ - Kansallisgallerian kirjaston kokoelmatietokanta, Ilmari Aalto
* Valkonen, Olli: Maalaustaiteen murros Suomessa 1908-1914 : uudet suuntaukset maalaustaiteessa, taidearvostelussa ja taidekirjoittelussa, Jyväskylän yliopisto, 1973, * Vilho Nenonen: Tavattiin Brondalla, Helsinki : Suomalaisen kirjallisuuden seura, 1981, * Kirjailijain ja taiteilijain joulukirja, 1917 Suomalainen kirjailijaseura, "Kirjallinen työ" ja Suomen taiteilijaseuran maalariliitto * Samling Gösta Stenman : finländsk konst - beskrivande katalog utarbetad av Nils-Gustav Hahl, Helsingfors: Söderström, 1932 * A cultural history of the avant-garde in the Nordic countries 1900–1925, edited by Hubert van den Berg et al., Amsterdam; New York (NY) : Rodopi, 2012, * Cedercreutz, Emil: Silhouetter 2, klippta af E. Cedercreuz, Helsingfors: Konstnärsgillet, 1916
Biografiakeskus, Ilmari Aalto
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aalto, Ilmari 1891 births 1934 deaths People from Kuopio People from Kuopio Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) 19th-century Finnish painters 20th-century Finnish painters Finnish Expressionist painters
Tyko Sallinen
Tyko Konstantin Sallinen (March 14, 1879 in Nurmes – September 18, 1955 in Helsinki) was a Finnish expressionism style painter.
In late 1916 Sallinen became a founder member of the November Group, which was a Finnish group of expressionists and ...
. Aalto painted still lives, landscapes and portraits.
Life
Aalto was born in Kuopio. He studied at theCentral School of Arts and Crafts
The Central School of Art and Design was a public art school, school of fine arts, fine and applied arts in London, England. It offered foundation and degree level courses. It was established in 1896 by the London County Council as the Central ...
from 1907 to 1908 and the Finnish Art Society drawing school from 1908 to 1910.Marja SakariAalto, Ilmari (1891 - 1934)
''Kansallisbiografia''. 11.10.2000.
Career
Most of Aalto's landscape paintings are ofTöölö
Töölö (; sv, Tölö, formerly spelled ''Thölö'') is the collective name for the neighbourhoods Etu-Töölö ( sv, Främre Tölö, lit=Front Töölö, links=no) and Taka-Töölö ( sv, Bortre Tölö, lit=Rear Töölö, links=no) in Helsink ...
and Suursaari. Aalto together with Alfred William Finch
Alfred William (Willy) Finch (1854 –1930) was a ceramist and painter in the pointillist and Neo-Impressionist style. Born in Brussels to British parents, he spent most of his creative life in Finland.
Life and work
Alfred William Finch ...
aided Eero Järnefelt
Erik "Eero" Nikolai Järnefelt (8 November 1863 – 15 November 1937) was a Finnish painter and art professor. He is best known for his portraits and landscapes of the area around Koli National Park. He was a medal winner at the Paris ''Expositi ...
paint the large landscape ''Koli
Koli may refer to:
Places
* Koli, Finland, a hill in Finland
* Koli National Park, a national park in Finland
* Koli, Iran (disambiguation), several places in Iran
* Koli Airfield, a former airfield in the South Pacific
Other uses
* Koli peopl ...
'' at the Helsinki Central Station
Helsinki Central Station ( fi, Helsingin päärautatieasema, sv, Helsingfors centralstation) ( HEC) is the main station for commuter rail and long-distance trains departing from Helsinki, Finland. The station is used by approximately 400,000 peo ...
in 1911. Järnefelt and Finch were more involved in the design, but of the three artists only Aalto dared to climb the tall ladder.Hagelstam: ''Vahvatunnelmaisten asetelmien taitaja''Viitattu 22.10.2009.
Having begun with expressionism
Expressionism is a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Northern Europe around the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it rad ...
he also got familiar with cubism
Cubism is an early-20th-century avant-garde art movement that revolutionized European painting and sculpture, and inspired related movements in music, literature and architecture. In Cubist artwork, objects are analyzed, broken up and reassemble ...
in 1914. Seeing an Edvard Munch exhibition at the Ateneum
Ateneum is an art museum in Helsinki, Finland and one of the three museums forming the Finnish National Gallery. It is located in the centre of Helsinki on the south side of Rautatientori square close to Helsinki Central railway station. It ha ...
soon after his graduation had a strong influence on him and built on the expressionist influences. The first exhibition by cubists and expressionists was held in Finland in 1914, featuring key artists such as from the group Der Blaue Reiter
''Der Blaue Reiter'' (The Blue Rider) is a designation by Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc for their exhibition and publication activities, in which both artists acted as sole editors in the almanac of the same name, first published in mid-May ...
.fng.fiViitattu 22.10.2009.
After the 1920 trip to Paris, Aalto began to use more colors and strong brush strokes instead of the previously greyish palette. Later, while visiting Paris in 1928 he adopted a more realistic expression, clear contours and unmixed colors. Strongly self-critical, he is said to have destroyed many of his works.
Aalto died of liver cancer at the age of 43. Aalto's spouse was Alli Helena Linnalahti (formerly Ketonen).
Gallery
References
External links
Ilmari Aalto taiteilijamatrikkelissa
Ilmari Aalto Valtion taidemuseon kokoelmissa.
Kirjav@ - Kansallisgallerian kirjaston kokoelmatietokanta, Ilmari Aalto
* Valkonen, Olli: Maalaustaiteen murros Suomessa 1908-1914 : uudet suuntaukset maalaustaiteessa, taidearvostelussa ja taidekirjoittelussa, Jyväskylän yliopisto, 1973, * Vilho Nenonen: Tavattiin Brondalla, Helsinki : Suomalaisen kirjallisuuden seura, 1981, * Kirjailijain ja taiteilijain joulukirja, 1917 Suomalainen kirjailijaseura, "Kirjallinen työ" ja Suomen taiteilijaseuran maalariliitto * Samling Gösta Stenman : finländsk konst - beskrivande katalog utarbetad av Nils-Gustav Hahl, Helsingfors: Söderström, 1932 * A cultural history of the avant-garde in the Nordic countries 1900–1925, edited by Hubert van den Berg et al., Amsterdam; New York (NY) : Rodopi, 2012, * Cedercreutz, Emil: Silhouetter 2, klippta af E. Cedercreuz, Helsingfors: Konstnärsgillet, 1916
Biografiakeskus, Ilmari Aalto
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aalto, Ilmari 1891 births 1934 deaths People from Kuopio People from Kuopio Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) 19th-century Finnish painters 20th-century Finnish painters Finnish Expressionist painters