Presentation copy inscribed to René Gimpel* [*grandson of the famous French art dealer of the same name who died at the hands of the Nazis in 1945. For seven years, the grandchildren of eminent art dealer René Gimpel (1881-1945) mounted a campaign to recover three paintings by André Derain, which they believed were seized from their grandfather in forced sales during the Occupation of France. Finally, a verdict in the case - Gimpel vs the French Government - was reached on 30 September 2020, after copious research, forensic detective work and two high court proceedings], dated and signed by the artist on the title page; Otava Publishing Company Ltd., Helsinki, Finland 1997 1st ed, 119pp., text - which is in both English & German - generally in decent order albeit with slight browning to pages & some creasing to the front free end paper, slight browning to the page extremities at the very top & side, spine cocked & boards very slightly bowed, slight bumping & rubbing to board corners - a bit heavier to the top, bottom & sides of boards & spine & to the rear top & bottom right hand corners, slight bumping to spine edges on front & rear, boards slightly marked & bumped, the dust jacket - which has a small label affixed to the front bottom left hand corner - is browned, torn, worn & marked. Book = good; jacket = fair.
Juhani Palmu (1944 - 2024) was internationally one of the best-known modern Finnish artists. His paintings are related to Finn-Ugrian popular traditions; the pictures vary from landscapes, women figures, to Old Testament representations. Landscapes remained a worthwhile theme throughout his career. His paintings describe the power of nature in its seasonal colours, shapes and patterns. Palmu's basic images are simple: Finnish vernacular buildings, the quality of the northern light, ancient symbols, the landscape itself and its inhabitants. His paintings communicate the feeling of environments that have been lived in and the land that has been worked. Born in Turku, Finland in 1944, he died in June 2024, just 12 days short of his 80th birthday.
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