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Eva Ryynänen (née Åsenbrygg; 15 June 1915 — 18 October 2001) was a Finnish sculptor known especially for her work in wood.[1][2]

Professori Eva Ryynänen
Eeva Ryynänen in 1969
Born	Eva Åsenbrygg (1915-06-15)15 June 1915 Vieremä, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died	18 October 2001(2001-10-18) (aged 86) Lieksa, Finland
Alma mater	Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
Known for	Wood sculpture

Career

Ryynänen studied at the Academy of Fine Arts (now part of the University of the Arts Helsinki) from 1934 to 1939.[1][2]

Her debut solo exhibition was in 1940.[1] Her breakthrough came in 1974, as a result of an exhibition at the Amos Anderson Art Museum in Helsinki, and a national tour following it.[1]

She created in total c. 500 works, of which approximately 50 are in collections outside Finland.[3]

She is especially known for her numerous wooden sculptures, reliefs and wood carvings housed in many Finnish churches.[2] She also worked extensively with bronze and marble.[1]

Her perhaps most famous creation is the Paateri church in North Karelia, which she built in 1989-1991 entirely of wood. She sculpted everything, including individually designed pews; the altar is an upturned root cluster of a pine tree.[1]

Honours and awards

In 1977, Ryynänen was awarded the Pro Finlandia [fi] medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland.[1][4]

In 1998, the honorary title of Professori was conferred on Ryynänen by the President of Finland.[1][3]

She also received the Kalevala 150th anniversary medal in 1985, as well as numerous other awards.[3]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Eva Ryynänen

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[fr] Eva Ryynänen

Eva Ryynänen (née Åsenbrygg le 15 juin 1915 à Vieremä – décédée le 18 octobre 2001 à Lieksa) est une sculptrice finlandaise[1].

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[ru] Рююнянен, Эва

Эва Рююнянен (фин. Eva Ryynänen; 15 июня 1915[1], Виеремя, Куопиоская губерния — 18 октября 2001, Лиекса, Северная Карелия) — финский скульптор , работавший с деревом. В 1977 году Эва Рююнянен была награждена Большим крестом рыцарского ордена Льва Финляндии (Pro Finlandia), в этом же году она получила медаль Элиаса Лённрота. В 1998 году получила звание почетного профессора года.

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