Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Kullervo's Curse
Signed in pencil Gallen. Monogram signed and dated 1896 on the plate. Line etching, 22.5 x 12 cm.
Stains on the paper. Wear due to age and use. Not examined out of frame.
Literature
"Akseli Gallen-Kallela", ed.Juha Ilvas, Ateneum publications no 1, Helsinki 1996. nro 163 p. 114.
More about Akseli Gallen-Kallela
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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