Waino Aaltonen

Sculptor

Birthday March 8, 1894

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Finland

DEATH DATE May 30, 1966 (72)

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About

Finnish artist and sculptor who made monumental figures and busts and was a pioneer of the technique called direct carving.

Before Fame

He studied at the School of Drawing of the Turku Art Association.

Trivia

The Chambers Biographical Dictionary described him as "one of the leading Finnish sculptors".

Family Life

He married four times.

Associated With

He made a portrait of Paavo Johannes Nurmi.