Santeri Salokivi

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Santeri Salokivi
Salokivi at Lake Garda in Italy
Born
Toivo Santeri Johansson

(1886-09-02)2 September 1886
Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died26 March 1940(1940-03-26) (aged 53)
Helsinki, Finland
NationalityFinnish
Known forPainter
MovementImpressionism

Toivo Santeri Salokivi – Johansson until 1900 – (2 September 1886, Turku – 26 March 1940, Helsinki), was a Finnish painter and graphic artist.[1][2]

Biography[edit]

Self-Portrait

Salokivi studied at the Turku Drawing School [fi] between 1900–1904 and thereafter in Munich and Paris. He taught at the Turku Drawing School between 1914–1917 and ran his own painting school in Helsinki between 1931 and 1933. Salokivi's works are greatly influenced by light saturation. His works include impressionistic archipelago motifs, figure compositions and finely executed etchings.[3][4]

Portrait of Majsi Salokivi

His wife was Majsi Salokivi (1888–1953), née Maria Mattson.[1]

He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.[5]

Works[edit]

  • Crofter, 1905
    Crofter, 1905
  • Fluttery Summer Dress, 1910[6]
    Fluttery Summer Dress, 1910[6]
  • View from the Bank of Aura River, 1913
    View from the Bank of Aura River, 1913
  • Alley in Naantali, 1913
    Alley in Naantali, 1913
  • Sunset in Pargas, 1916
    Sunset in Pargas, 1916
  • Café, 1918
    Café, 1918
  • Paris, 1919
    Paris, 1919
  • On a Sandy Beach, 1923
    On a Sandy Beach, 1923
  • Girl in the Park, 1925
    Girl in the Park, 1925
  • Gustaf V Visiting Finland, 22 August 1925
    Gustaf V Visiting Finland, 22 August 1925
  • Summer Day in Nature, 1927
    Summer Day in Nature, 1927
  • Woman at the Beach, 1929
    Woman at the Beach, 1929
  • Woman on a Shore, Scene from Åland, 1932
    Woman on a Shore, Scene from Åland, 1932
  • Harvest, 1937
    Harvest, 1937
  • Fishing Huts, 1937
    Fishing Huts, 1937
  • Towards the Sun, 1938
    Towards the Sun, 1938

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Anttonen, Erkki (9 October 2006). "Salokivi, Santeri (1886–1940)". Kansallisbiografia. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Santeri Salokivi". Artist Registry. Artists' Association of Finland. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  3. ^ Nevaluoma, Kari-Otso (23 August 2018). "Taide-etsivä Maria Ekman-Kolari löysi Santeri Salokiven teoksia hylätystä varastosta: "70 vuotta pimennossa olleet maalaukset pääsevät vihdoin esille"". Meillä Kotona. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  4. ^ Paananen, Karoliina (3 June 2018). "Kuolinpesän vintillä odotti taidekonsulttia jymylöytö – signeeraukset paljastivat arvon, ja nyt myös Ateneumista on käyty ostoksilla". Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia" (PDF). Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  6. ^ Ekman-Kolari, Maria (10 November 2019). "Santeri Salokiven teosten hinnat liikkuvat parista tonnista aina 20 000 euroon". Arvopaperi. Retrieved 22 August 2020.

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