Santeri Salokivi | Impressionist painter

Toivo Santeri Salokivi (Turku, September 2, 1886 - Helsinki, March 26, 1940) was a Finnish painter and art teacher, known for his Impressionist style of landscapes.

Salokivi was also a graphic artist.

Salokivi studied at the Turku Drawing School between 1900-1904 and thereafter in Munich and Paris.

Salokivi's trip to Venice in 1911 was also significant for his artistic development.

Salokivi worked as a drawing teacher at the Turku School of Drawing and as a drawing teacher at the Finnish Classical and Real Lyceum from 1914-1917.

He had his own school of painting in Helsinki in 1930–1932.

Salokivi's works are greatly influenced by light saturation.

Salokivi participated in the exhibitions of Finnish Artists between 1904 and 1936.

His works include impressionistic archipelago motifs, figure compositions and finely executed etchings.

He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.

Salokivi's paintings were missing for a long time after his death. In 2018, 160 works were found in the attic of an artist's friend in Helsinki.

Toivo Santeri Salokivi (2 settembre 1886, Turku - 26 marzo 1940, Helsinki), è stato un pittore ed artista grafico Finlandese.

Salokivi studiò alla Scuola di disegno di Turku tra il 1900 e il 1904 e successivamente a Monaco e Parigi.

Insegnò alla Scuola di disegno di Turku tra il 1914 e il 1917 e diresse la sua scuola di pittura a Helsinki tra il 1931 e il 1933.

Le opere di Salokivi sono fortemente influenzate dalla saturazione della luce.

Le sue opere includono motivi impressionistici dell'arcipelago, composizioni di figure e incisioni finemente eseguite.

È sepolto nel cimitero di Hietaniemi a Helsinki.