Yrjö Saarinen (painter), Date of Birth, Date of Death

Yrjö Saarinen (painter)

Finnish painter

Date of Birth: 13-Dec-1899

Date of Death: 09-Jan-1958

Profession: painter

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Yrjö Vihtori Saarinen (13 December 1899 – 9 January 1958) was a Finnish self-taught painter.
In 1955, he was awarded the Pro Finlandia Medal and granted an artists' pension by the Finnish government.
The novelist Mika Waltari, who collected Saarinen's works, also helped him financially.
At times, Saarinen supported himself by painting billboards and signs. Saarinen's work includes figure paintings, portraits, landscapes and still lifes. The Hyvinkää Museum of Art in Southern Finland has a collection of about 200 paintings and 60 drawings by Yrjö Saarinen.