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Otto MakilaBlooming Apple Tree on Union Street - Finnish Landscape in Charcoal on Paper1948
1948
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Blooming Apple Trees on Union Street - Finnish Landscape in Charcoal on Paper
Lovely drawing of a country street by Finnish surrealist Otto Makila (1904-1955). This piece depicts a house, partially obscured by hedges, along a country road. The tree nearest to the house is puffy and light-colored, indicating that this tree is in bloom, as mentioned in the title. Of particular note is the lovely contrast between shaded and highlighted areas, and how shadows fall across the road.
Signed and dated "O Makila 48" in the lower right corner
Titled on verso "Unionsgatan Blomand appeltrad" (Union Street Blooming Apple Tree)
Presented in a wood frame with a gold colored accent.
Frame size: 14"H x 21"W
Paper size: 12"H x 16"W
Otto Mäkilä (Finnish, 1904-1955) started his art studies at the age of 16 at the Turku School of Drawing and studied there between 1920 and 1924 under Ragnar Ungern. He continued his studies at the Paris Académie de la Grande Chaumière and the Académie Colarossi in 1930–1931. Staying abroad inspired Mäkilä to delve into the inner world and its manifestation. Poetry was also an important source of inspiration for Mäkilä. From 1950–1955, he worked as a teacher and principal of the Turku School of Drawing.
Mäkilä's works are often dreamlike, mystical and poetic. In his later productions, he distanced himself from representationalism and found the abstract form language to be the most authentic for him. Mäkilä's most famous artwork “what we don't see” (1939) belongs to the collections of the Turku Art Museum. He painted a smaller version of the same subject, which was exhibited for the first time at the Turku Art Museum exhibition in the spring of 2011. Other well-known works include Fairy Tale (1933), Poésie (1938) and Vaellus (The Three-Legged Man , 1940). In the 1950s, Mäkilän switched to a new style and made special "machine compositions."
Mäkilä is one of the most famous Finnish surrealists and the founder of the Turku surrealist school, Group 9. He has been considered the first representative of Finnish surrealism in the 1930s. In 1934, Mäkilä was also founding the Pro Arte artist group, which aimed to promote modernist art.
Mäkilä also worked as an art critic and as a teacher and director of the Turku Art Association's drawing school from 1950–1955. Mäkilä had exhibitions abroad in Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, Paris, and Florence.
- Creator:Otto Makila (1904 - 1955, Finnish)
- Creation Year:1948
- Dimensions:Height: 17 in (43.18 cm)Width: 21 in (53.34 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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- Condition:Tonal ageing to paper, as expected for a piece of this age. Frame is vintage and shows slight signs of usage (included as-is).
- Gallery Location:Soquel, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: DBH84381stDibs: LU54211902532
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