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Akseli Gallen-Kallela

(Finland, 1865-1931)
Estimate
20 000 - 25 000 EUR
225 000 - 282 000 SEK
21 100 - 26 400 USD
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Akseli Gallen-Kallela
(Finland, 1865-1931)

AKSELI GALLEN-KALLELA, VIEW FROM THE TERRACE.

Sign. Palo 9 VI 1917. Oil on canvas 30x32 cm.

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This item is collected at Iso Roobertinkatu 12 Helsinki after the auction has ended​.

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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