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
- Poikajavaris.jpg
Poika ja varis (A boy and a crow) 1884.
Lemminkäisen äiti, 1897.
- Akseli Gallen-Kallela - Lake Keitele, 1905.JPG
Keitele 1905.
Akseli Gallen-Kallela Media
Self-Portrait at the Easel, 1885
- Akseli Gallen-Kallela - Problem (Symposium).jpg
Problem (Symposium) depicting Gallen-Kallela himself, Oskar Merikanto, Robert Kajanus and Jean Sibelius, 1894 (fi)
- Akseli Gallen-Kallela - Self-Portrait in Fresco.jpg
Self-Portrait in Fresco, 1894
- Akseli Gallen-Kallela - Self-portrait ’en face’.jpg
Self-Portrait ’en face’, 1897
- Sigurd Wettenhovi-Aspa - Akseli Gallen-Kallela After Returning From Africa.jpg
Akseli Gallen-Kallela After Returning From Africa by Sigurd Wettenhovi-Aspa in 1911
- Akseli Gallen-Kallela - Self-Portrait for the Uffizi Gallery.jpg
Self-Portrait for the Uffizi Gallery, 1916
- Akseli Gallen-Kallela luutnantin univormussaan Suomen sisällissodan aikana 1918.jpg
Gallen-Kallela in his lieutenant uniform during the civil war, 1918
- Ilya Repin - Portrait of A. Gallen-Kallela.jpg
Portrait of A. Gallen-Kallela, Ilya Repin, 1920
- Akseli Gallen-Kallela ja Kansallismuseon fresko Sammon puolustus 1928.jpg
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 winter.jpg
Gallen-Kallela Museum in Tarvaspää
References
- ↑ Gallen-Kallela, Akseli (1865 - 1931) The National Biography of Finland
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).[dead link]
- ↑ Akseli Gallen-Kallela Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Musee D'Orsay