Jonas Heiska (13 October 1873,

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– 3 March 1937,

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) was a Finnish Impressionist painter and graphic artist.

Biography

He was born to a farming family. As a child, he suffered from frequent serious illnesses and developed a curved spine (

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).Brief biography
@ Finnica His long periods of convalescence kept him from agricultural labor and gave him time to display his artistic abilities. In 1890, he was sent to study at the Lyceum in Jyväskylä. While there, he also learned to play the violin and was, for a time, torn between pursuing a career in art or music. Brief Biography
@ the Avoin Museo. In 1898, he enrolled at the

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, where he studied with

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. He began participating in shows held by the "Helsinki Society of Artists" and was one of a large group of artists chosen to represent Finland at the Exposition Universelle (1900). It was then that he first became interested in

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and pointillism. From 1902 to 1904, he was a student at the

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, graduating with a degree in drawing. He briefly returned to his hometown, making sketches and paintings around the family farm, but eventually settled in Jyväskylä, where he set up a studio and gave drawing lessons to the young Alvar Aalto, who was studying at Heiska's old alma mater, the Lyceum. In 1918, he designed the first flag for the Republic of Karelia, but it was replaced in 1920 with one designed by Akseli Gallen-Kallela.The Flags of Karelia
@ Heninen His home was also a gathering place for local musicians. In 1920, he married Maikki Aron (1889–1961), a music teacher. He made an extensive series of illustrations for the classic Finnish novel ''

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'' by Aleksis Kivi in 1930. They were meant to be published as a book of deluxe prints, but the cost turned out to be too high. His last exhibit was in 1936 at the Strindberg Gallery in Helsinki. His daughter, Vappu, also became an artist. Before her death in 1993, she gave the family home to the city of Jyväskylä for use as a museum. In 1998, it became part of the "Museum of Central Finland" complex.

Selected paintings

File:Heiska-Housework.jpg, Housework File:Kaupunki iltavalaistuksessa.jpg, City in the Evening Light File:Syystunnelma.jpg, Autumn Afternoon File:Heiska-Fishing.jpg, Winter Fishing

References

External links

ArtNet: More works by Heiska
@ Avoin Museo
Heiskan Matkailutila
tourism website. {{DEFAULTSORT:Heiska, Jonas 1873 births 1937 deaths People from Toivakka People from Vaasa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Impressionism Landscape painters 20th-century Finnish painters Finnish male painters 20th-century Finnish male artists

Biography

Selected paintings

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