AKSELI GALLEN-KALLELA, RUDOLF AHONIUKSEN MUOTOKUVA.
Öljy kankaalle 80x60 cm.
Iänmukaista kulumaa. Korjaus. Dubleerattu kangas.
Näyttelyt
Järvenpää 1996; Tampereen taidemuseo 2006.
Muut tiedot
Rudolf Ahonius oli Suolahden rautatieaseman päällikkö. Vuosina 1908-09 Gallen -Kallela asui hänen naapurssaan, ja he urheilivat yhdessä melkein joka päivä. Mukana Uuno Alangon, joka oli Gallen-Kallelan lanko, todistus.
Lisää taiteilijasta 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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