Kalervo Palsa, Finnish painter (d. 1987)
Huugo Kalervo Palsa, known as Kalle (12 March 1947 – 3 October 1987), was a Finnish artist whose style has been described as fantastic realism.
Although his work did not draw significant attention in his lifetime, Kalervo Palsa has experienced a more recent revival since the publication of critical works, a biography and two major retrospectives in Helsinki and Pori.
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