Reidar Särestöniemi
Illustration — Reidar Särestöniemi in 1975. Reidar Särestöniemi (14 May 1925, Kittilä – 27 May 1981, Kittilä) was a Finnish painter from Finnish Lapland. He is considered one of the greatest Finland-Lappish artists in the entire history of Finland.
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Reidar Särestöniemi
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- Full name
- Reidar Kaukonen.
- Born
- 1925 · Kaukonen.
- Died
- 1981 · Kittilä.
- Nationality
- Finland
- Occupation
- painter · artist
- Fields
- landscape · animal art
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts of Helsinki · Imperial Academy of Arts
- Teachers
- Gösta Diehl · Einari Junttila
- Honours
- Professor
- Languages
- Finnish
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Illustration — Reidar Särestöniemi in 1975. Reidar Särestöniemi (14 May 1925, Kittilä – 27 May 1981, Kittilä) was a Finnish painter from Finnish Lapland. He is considered one of the greatest Finland-Lappish artists in the entire history of Finland.
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Biography
Recorded at birth as Reidar Kaukonen. Born at Kaukonen in 1925, died in Kittilä in 1981.
Reidar Särestöniemi studied at Academy of Fine Arts of Helsinki and Imperial Academy of Arts. Training under Gösta Diehl and Einari Junttila is recorded. The recorded working language is Finnish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape and animal art. Places of work recorded in the authority are Särestöniemi. Work by Reidar Särestöniemi is recorded in the collections of Finnish National Gallery, Ateneum, Didrichsen Art Museum and Norrbottens museum. Distinctions recorded are Professor.
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