Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Akseli Gallen-Kallela (26 April 1865 – 7 March 1931) was an artist from Finland. He started his career with realistic pictures of poor people from the countryside, and continued with romantic paintings of the themes of the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic. His work was considered very important for the Finnish national identity.[1] He pioneered major changes in Finnish art.[2]
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| Born | 26 April 1865 Pori, Finland |
| Died | 7 March 1931 (aged 65) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Field | Painting |
| Movement | Romantic nationalism, Realism, Symbolism |
In addition to paintings Gallen-Kallela made prints, frescoes and designed textiles and furniture. His house and studio Kalela became a work of total art.[3]
When Finland became independent, Gallen-Kallela designed uniforms and medals for its army.
Gallery
Poika ja varis (A boy and a crow) 1884.
Lemminkäisen äiti, 1897.
Keitele 1905.
Akseli Gallen-Kallela Media
Self-Portrait at the Easel, 1885
Problem (Symposium) depicting Gallen-Kallela himself, Oskar Merikanto, Robert Kajanus and Jean Sibelius, 1894 (fi)
Self-Portrait in Fresco, 1894
Self-Portrait ’en face’, 1897
Akseli Gallen-Kallela After Returning From Africa by Sigurd Wettenhovi-Aspa in 1911
Self-Portrait for the Uffizi Gallery, 1916
Gallen-Kallela in his lieutenant uniform during the civil war, 1918
Portrait of A. Gallen-Kallela, Ilya Repin, 1920
Gallen-Kallela in the National Museum of Finland in front of his fresco version of The Defense of the Sampo, 1928
Gallen-Kallela Museum in Tarvaspää
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References
- ↑ Gallen-Kallela, Akseli (1865 - 1931) The National Biography of Finland
- ↑ "Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931). The Spirit of Finland". GRONINGER MUSEUM. Retrieved 18 December 2015.[dead link]
- ↑ Akseli Gallen-Kallela Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Musee D'Orsay