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Eero Järnefelt
Finnish realist painter (1863-1937) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the painter. For the diplomat, see Eero Järnefelt (diplomat).
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.[1][2][3]