Flowers and Landscapes – Eero Toivonen

Painter Eero Toivonen (born April 19, 1913) received guidance in painting from Eero Nelimarkka, Johannes Gebhard, and Unto Kaipainen. Close family friends also included Greta Schalin and Kaarlo Hildén, whose works enriched his artistic perspective. He took painting and sculpture courses related to his art history studies in 1981 and 1982.

Born into a fishing family in Reposaari, Toivonen became a painter who still draws inspiration from the boundless beauty of the maritime landscape for his landscape paintings; from the sun, shores, birds, water, and plants. His main work was as an official at Rosenlew’s Porin Konepaja, where he was also awarded the Order of the Lion of Finland upon retirement.

The artist is famous for his delicate floral compositions, which are imaginative studies of perspective, light, and shadow.

Eero Toivonen has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including at the Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, the Rauma Art Museum, and the Emil Cedercreutz Museum, as well as galleries in Helsinki, Tampere, and Pori. Toivonen’s works are included in various public collections, with pieces also in Sweden, Germany, England, and the United States.

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