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Georges Swetlik BIOGRAPHY
1912 St. Petersburg - 1991 Tammisaari. Known for: Painting.
Georges von Swetlik spent most of his life and career in Finland, creating an extensive and partly pioneering artistic heritage. Born in St. Petersburg in 1912, he fled the Russian Revolution and... Read full biography
Georges von Swetlik spent most of his life and career in Finland, creating an extensive and partly pioneering artistic heritage. Born in St. Petersburg in 1912, he fled the Russian Revolution and spent much of his childhood on the Russian Black Sea Coast and in Constantinople before the von Swetlik... Read full biography
Georges von Swetlik spent most of his life and career in Finland, creating an extensive and partly pioneering artistic heritage. Born in St. Petersburg in 1912, he fled the Russian Revolution and spent much of his childhood on the Russian Black Sea Coast and in Constantinople before the von Swetlik family finally settled in Helsinki in 1923. The von Swetliks were descendants of an ancient Bohemian feudal clan, and the young man was raised in surroundings that combined Russian, international and... Read full biography
Georges von Swetlik spent most of his life and career in Finland, creating an extensive and partly pioneering artistic heritage. Born in St. Petersburg in 1912, he fled the Russian Revolution and spent much of his childhood on the Russian Black Sea Coast and in Constantinople before the von Swetlik family finally settled in Helsinki in 1923. The von Swetliks were descendants of an ancient Bohemian feudal clan, and the young man was raised in surroundings that combined Russian, international and Swedish-speaking Finnish influences. This Russian background led to difficulties after the Second World War, and though keen to emigrate to the USA, von Swetlik only reached Sweden before gravitating back to Finland by force of circumstances in the... Read full biography
Georges von Swetlik spent most of his life and career in Finland, creating an extensive and partly pioneering artistic heritage. Born in St. Petersburg in 1912, he fled the Russian Revolution and spent much of his childhood on the Russian Black Sea Coast and in Constantinople before the von Swetlik family finally settled in Helsinki in 1923. The von Swetliks were descendants of an ancient Bohemian feudal clan, and the young man was raised in surroundings that combined Russian, international and Swedish-speaking Finnish influences. This Russian background led to difficulties after the Second World War, and though keen to emigrate to the USA, von Swetlik only reached Sweden before gravitating back to Finland by force of circumstances in the early 1950s. It was here that he lived out the rest of his days, initially in Helsinki and subs... Read full biography
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Georges von Swetlik spent most of his life and career in Finland, creating an extensive and partly pioneering artistic heritage. Born in St. Petersburg in 1912, he fled the Russian Revolution and spent much of his childhood on the Russian Black Sea Coast and in Constantinople before the von Swetlik family finally settled in Helsinki in 1923.
The von Swetliks were descendants of an ancient Bohemian feudal clan, and the young man was raised in surroundings that combined Russian, international and Swedish-speaking Finnish influences. This Russian background led to difficulties after the Second World War, and though keen to emigrate to the USA, von Swetlik only reached Sweden before gravitating back...But wait, there's more...
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