Andreas Alariesto
Alariesto gallery
Andreas Alariesto, (December 11, 1900, Riesto – November 29, 1989, Sodankylä) was a Finnish painter from Sompio, Lapland, who worked in the naïve style. He also made miniatures and sculptures about miniatures, and was also a photographer. He had no formal artistic training.
Alariesto became famous in the 1970s with an increase in the popularity of naïve art. His first formal show was in Helsinki and Rovaniemi in 1976 when the artist was 75 years old.
References
- Teuvo Termonen: Suomalaista postikorttitaidetta, part 4, pages 14–15, Suomen Postikorttiyhdistys Apollo 2006, ISBN 952-91-9956-2
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