Eero Järnefelt

Erik "Eero" Nikolai Järnefelt (8 November 1863 – 15 November 1937) was a Finnish painter and art professor. He is best known for his portraits and landscapes of the area around Koli National Park. He was a medal winner at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1889 and 1900, and he taught art at the University of Helsinki and was chairman of the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts.

This article is about the painter. For the diplomat, see Eero Järnefelt (diplomat).
Eero Järnefelt
Born
Erik Nikolai Järnefelt

(1863-11-08)8 November 1863
Viipuri, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died15 November 1937(1937-11-15) (aged 74)
Helsinki, Finland
NationalityFinnish
Known forPainter
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