Tyko Konstantin Sallinen (March 14, 1879 in

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) was a

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expressionism style painter. In late 1916 Sallinen became a founder member of the November Group, which was a Finnish group of expressionists and

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Life

Tyko's parents were tailor Antti Sallinen and Johanna Sallinen. He spent his childhood in

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. The family was strictly committed to

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. Sallinen ran away from home in age of 14, and supported himself as taylor

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. Sallinen was married twice. His first wife Helmi Vartiainen ("Mirri") was the model of many of Sallinen's early paintings in style of

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. They were married 1909-1916 and got two daughters, Eva and Taju. Taju lived with her father after her parents' divorce. As an adult she became an author and wrote about her father. Sallinen married Katarina Tschepurnoff in 1924, and they got a daughter, Tirsi, in 1928.

Style

Sallinen was one of the first Finnish Modernists to emphasise the power of emotion and the importance of individuality. He became the most visible member of the younger generation who depicted the Finnish landscape and people with unprecedented candour.

Works

* ''The Nude'' (''Alaston'', 1910) * ''Nude'' (''Alaston'', 1911) * ''Mirri in Black'' (''Mirri mustassa puvussa'', 1911) * ''The Washerwomen'' (''Pyykkärit'', 1911) * ''Early Spring'' (''Kevättalvi'', 1914) * ''Self-Portrait'' (''Omakuva'', 1914) * ''The "Ducat" Girl'' (''Tukaattityttö'', 1914) * ''Ruokokoski Painting'' (''Ruokokoski maalaa'', 1916) * ''The Tradesman's Daughters'' (''Kauppiaan tyttäret'', 1917) * ''Kilpajuoksu'', 1917 * ''Puunhakkaaja'', 1917 * ''Rouva Kallion muotokuva'', 1917 * ''Vådö'', 1917 * ''The Fanatics or ''The Religious Fanatics'' (''Hihhulit'', 1918) * ''The Barn Dance'' (''Jytkyt'', 1918) * ''Study for The Fight III'' (''Tutkielma Tappeluun III'', 1920)

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Works by Sallinen.
Finnish National Gallery. 1879 births 1955 deaths People from Nurmes 20th-century Finnish painters {{Finland-artist-stub

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