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Finnish painter (1924–2006)
| Anita Snellman | |
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 Anita Snellman at work in 1957. |
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| Born | Sini Anita Kyllikki Snellman(1924-09-04)4 September 1924Helsinki, Finland |
| Died | 24 February 2006(2006-02-24) (aged 81)Helsinki, Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Known for | Painting |
| Spouse | George Gonneau (m. 1951–1958)[1] |
| Awards | Pro Finlandia medal (1976) |
Sini Anita Kyllikki Snellman (4 September 1924 – 24 February 2006) was a Finnish painter.
Snellman was born in Helsinki on 4 September 1924.[1] She studied at the Royal Academy of Arts in Helsinki, the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm and at Académie Julian in Paris.[2]
After spending time in Paris, she moved to Ibiza,[1] where she bought an apartment in the late 1960s.
Snellman taught at the Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki from 1971 to 1979.[1]
She received the Pro Finlandia in 1976. In 1979 she established the Anita Snellman Foundation.[1]
Snellman died on 24 February 2006 in Helsinki.[1] She is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.[3]
Snellman's work is held in the following public collections in Finland:[1]
- Ateneum Art Museum
- Amos Anderson Art Museum
- Lahti Museum
- Tampere Museum for Contemporary Art
- Oulu Museum of Art
- Joensuu Art Museum
- Imatra Art Museum
- Helsinki Art Museum
- Kuopio Art Museum
- Wihuri Foundation collection
- ^ a b c d e f g "Anita Snellman". Anita Snellman Foundation. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Anita Snellman (1924-2006)". Bukowskis. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia" (PDF). Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
- Ahtola-Moorhouse, Leena (ed.): Anita Snellman 1924–2006. Helsinki: Anita Snellmanin säätiö, 2014. ISBN 978-952-93-3719-4. (in Finnish)
- Images of Anita Snellman's paintings on Bukowskis Fine Art site