Pekka Halonen (1865-1933)



      The Finnish painter Pekka Halonen. Born to a farming family in Lapinlahti, he trained in art in Helsinki and Paris, studied under Paul Gaughin, then returned home to devote himself to painting the Finnish landscape and people. His house and studio on on Lake Tuusula, once the center of a rural arts colony, is now a house museum dedicated to Halonen's life and work.

Sem comentários:

Arquivo do blogue