Väinö Kunnas

Väinö "Wäinö" Ilmari Kunnas (12 April 1896 Vyborg - 10 February 1929) was a Finnish painter.

Life

He first studied drawing Vyborg art-school years 1912-1917 and worked for a while decorative painter in St. Petersburg, but moved to Helsinki in 1920, where studied at the Finnish Art Society drawing school years 1920-1921.

In 1924, Kunnas married the painter Sylvia Alice Karlsson and in the same year their daughter Kirsi Kunnas, was born. Kunnas died suddenly in 1929.^[1]

Kunnas was an artist and a modern expressionist stina near the torchbearer. He described his works, the urban environment and literary persons. In addition to the work of a painter Kunnas worked as a draftsman in an architect offices. Kunnas parents were painters Mikko Kunnas (originally Sprout) and Helena Varonen.

Works

• Maalaus Värtsilästä, 1922
• Uuno Kailaan muotokuva, 1924
• Katri Valan muotokuva, 1925
• Kaupunkikuva, 1926
• Omakuva, 1926
• Tanssit-sarja, 1927–1928
• Olavi Paavolainen, 1928
• Kirsin satunurkka, 1928.
• The Grey Dance, 1928

References

1. Donner, Julia. "Sininen laulu". Yle. Retrieved 1. tammikuuta 2008. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

Sources

• Ilmari Heikinheimo (1955). Suomen elämäkerrasto. Helsinki: Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö. Sivu 415

External links

• Väinö Kunnas taiteilijamatrikkelissa

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Finnish Wikipedia.