{"product_id":"still-life-by-paavo-airola","title":"'Still Life' by Paavo Airola","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eartist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paavo Airola (Finnish 1918-1983)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e oil on canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 65 \u003cspan\u003ex 92 cm frame size (approx)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003esigned\u003cbr\u003ecirca late 1940s\/early 1950s\u003cbr\u003epresented in a new off white painted timber frame\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e** last image is a self portrait by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAirola\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(shown here for reference)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAU $2200 (approx US $1555 \/ 1345 EUROS \/ 247,000 yen \/ 1150 GBP - for exact current conversion visit \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.xe.com\/currencyconverter\/convert\/?Amount=2200\u0026amp;From=AUD\u0026amp;To=USD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003exe.com\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eartist bio\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ePaavo Olavi Airola was born 14 June, 1918 in Karelia, Finland. He was a Finnish painter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe began his art studies in Helsinki privately from 1941-42, and then studied in Sweden at Otte Sköld's s malarskola (Painting School) in 1947, and at Isaac Grünewald's malarskola and Académie Libre in Stockholm from 1947-48 (studying at these two latter schools with Börje Hedlund as painting teacher). He took private study trips to Paris, Denmark, Holland, England, Russia and Mexico.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe has had solo exhibitions in Sundsvall and Amal in 1947, in Gävle Folkets hus in 1947 and in Stockholm in 1948 and 1950. He exhibited in a number of the Gävleborg County konstförenings utställning (Art Association) exhibitions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAirola was primarily a painter of landscapes, still lifes and portraits and he painted in a simplified, puristic abstract and non-objective style. He worked predominantly in oil or watercolours.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1952 he emigrated to Canada and settled in Colborne, Ontario. He worked as an art teacher conducting art classes in Trenton, Belleville and Cobourg. Airola also pursued a career in nutrition and natural healing, and his writings were published in a number of books on the subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamples of his work are held in public collections including the National Gallery in Stockholm, Orebros Museum of Fine Art, Jämtland's museum, Östersund, Hudikswal Art Museum, and in North America at the London Art Museum, Ontario and the Zacks Collection, New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAirola passed away in 1983.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"gallerymidlandia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47494278086740,"sku":null,"price":2200.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/2363\/3236\/files\/Still_Life_by_Paavo_Airola.jpg?v=1786444015","url":"https:\/\/gallerymidlandia.com.au\/products\/still-life-by-paavo-airola","provider":"gallery midlandia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}