This article contains translated text and the factual accuracy of the translation should be checked by someone fluent in Finnish and English. (July 2023)
Ilmari Aalto
Aalto in likely the 1920s
Born
(1891-08-07)August 7, 1891
Kuopio
Died
September 29, 1934(1934-09-29) (aged 43)
Nationality
Finnish
Education
Central School of Arts and Crafts
Alma mater
Finnish Art Society
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
Tyko Sallinen. Aalto painted
still lives, landscapes and portraits.
Most of Aalto's landscape paintings are of
Töölö and
Suursaari. Aalto together with
Alfred William Finch aided
Eero Järnefelt paint the large landscape Koli at the
Helsinki Central Station in 1911. Järnefelt and Finch were more involved in the design, but of the three artists only Aalto dared to climb the tall ladder.[2]
Having begun with
expressionism he also got familiar with
cubism in 1914.[2] Seeing an
Edvard Munch exhibition at the
Ateneum 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.[3]
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.[2]
Aalto died of liver cancer at the age of 43.[2] Aalto's spouse was Alli Helena Linnalahti (formerly Ketonen).[1]
Valkonen, Olli: Maalaustaiteen murros Suomessa 1908-1914 : uudet suuntaukset maalaustaiteessa, taidearvostelussa ja taidekirjoittelussa, Jyväskylän yliopisto, 1973,
ISBN951-677-127-0
Vilho Nenonen: Tavattiin Brondalla, Helsinki : Suomalaisen kirjallisuuden seura, 1981,
ISBN951-717-255-9
Kirjailijain ja taiteilijain joulukirja, 1917 Suomalainen kirjailijaseura, "Kirjallinen työ" ja Suomen taiteilijaseuran maalariliitto
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,
ISBN978-90-420-3620-8
Cedercreutz, Emil: Silhouetter 2, klippta af E. Cedercreuz, Helsingfors: Konstnärsgillet, 1916
This article contains translated text and the factual accuracy of the translation should be checked by someone fluent in Finnish and English. (July 2023)
Ilmari Aalto
Aalto in likely the 1920s
Born
(1891-08-07)August 7, 1891
Kuopio
Died
September 29, 1934(1934-09-29) (aged 43)
Nationality
Finnish
Education
Central School of Arts and Crafts
Alma mater
Finnish Art Society
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
Tyko Sallinen. Aalto painted
still lives, landscapes and portraits.
Most of Aalto's landscape paintings are of
Töölö and
Suursaari. Aalto together with
Alfred William Finch aided
Eero Järnefelt paint the large landscape Koli at the
Helsinki Central Station in 1911. Järnefelt and Finch were more involved in the design, but of the three artists only Aalto dared to climb the tall ladder.[2]
Having begun with
expressionism he also got familiar with
cubism in 1914.[2] Seeing an
Edvard Munch exhibition at the
Ateneum 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.[3]
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.[2]
Aalto died of liver cancer at the age of 43.[2] Aalto's spouse was Alli Helena Linnalahti (formerly Ketonen).[1]
Valkonen, Olli: Maalaustaiteen murros Suomessa 1908-1914 : uudet suuntaukset maalaustaiteessa, taidearvostelussa ja taidekirjoittelussa, Jyväskylän yliopisto, 1973,
ISBN951-677-127-0
Vilho Nenonen: Tavattiin Brondalla, Helsinki : Suomalaisen kirjallisuuden seura, 1981,
ISBN951-717-255-9
Kirjailijain ja taiteilijain joulukirja, 1917 Suomalainen kirjailijaseura, "Kirjallinen työ" ja Suomen taiteilijaseuran maalariliitto
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,
ISBN978-90-420-3620-8
Cedercreutz, Emil: Silhouetter 2, klippta af E. Cedercreuz, Helsingfors: Konstnärsgillet, 1916