Artist
Eemil Halonen
Eemil Halonen is an artist. 2 works are cataloged here, principally at Finnish National Gallery.
This 20th-century Finnish artist carved quiet portraits and landscapes in wood and stone. His stone sculpture Pojan pää shows a boy’s head tilted forward, the rough material left to catch the light just so. He also turned his lens toward everyday life, leaving behind photographs that capture Finland’s changing light and faces. His work sits between craft and art, with a feel for the woodshop and the darkroom alike. See how he framed a single face in Pojan pää, then step next to the wood grain in his photographs.
Works by Eemil Halonen
Collections represented
Museum
Finnish National Gallery is the largest art museum institution of Finland. It consists of the Ateneum, an art museum; Kiasma, a contemporary art museum; and the Sinebrychoff Art Museum, a historic…
Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum in the United Kingdom is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects.