Akseli Gallen-Kallela
AFTER THE FEAST.
Sign. 1910 with dedication. Oil on canvas, 35x32,5 cm.
Exhibitions
"Old and New" Galerie Hörhammer, 1980.
More information
When Grand Duke Kirill Romanov visited the sculptor Emil Wikström, Akseli Gallen-Kallela was among the guests. The evening started with dinner after which the partying began. The next day, Akseli Gallen-Kallela painted this work in order to commemorate the revelry. On the right hand side, the painter thanked his fellow guests in French.
Designer
Akseli Gallen-Kallela is counted among Finland's most famous artists, born in 1865 in Pori. He studied at the Drawing School of the Finnish Art Society in Helsinki and later at the Académie Julian in Paris. He worked across various art forms such as painting, graphics, illustrations, textiles, architecture, and even designed military uniforms. Akseli Gallen-Kallela's first significant work, 'Old Woman with a Cat,' challenged the ideals of its time and paved the way for realism in Finnish painting.
Gallen-Kallela was primarily known for his paintings and illustrations for the Finnish national epic, 'Kalevala.' In 1900, he executed dome paintings with Kalevala motifs for the Finnish pavilion at the World Exhibition in Paris. His visual language is often described as naturalistic, symbolic, and expressionistic
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