Akseli Gallen-Kallela
April 26, 1865 C March 7, 1931) Gallen-Kallela was a Finnish artist and designer closely associated with notions of National Romanticism, especially relating to the region of Karelia, also a source of inspiration for the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. Of particular influence was the collection of folk poems formed in the middle of the 19th century by Elias Lonrot. Following a national competition in 1891 Gallen-Kallela illustrated this national epic known as the Kaleval, the vivid images of which soon became widely known throughout Finland. He also made a significant contribution to the Finnish Pavilion at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1900 in which he painted frescoes on Kalevala themes in the main dome, as well as designing textiles and furniture. His furniture designs were made by the Iris company, founded by a close friend, Louis Sparre. Like many other ventures associated with Arts and Crafts, the Iris company was concerned with the production of well-designed, well-made furniture and ceramics. Gallen-Kallela designs at Paris 1900 attracted considerable attention leading to the award of a number of Gold and Silver Medals at the exhibition. He worked in a wide range of design media, including ryiji rugs, which he modernized using geometric motifs derived from the Finnish landscape. His distinctive contribution to Finnish culture is preserved in the Gallen-Kallela Museum, which was originally built by him as a studio and family home between 1911 and 1913 and now contains a large body of his work, including paintings, graphics, textiles, jewellery, stained glass, and architectural designs.

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Akseli Gallen-Kallela Boy with a Crow oil painting


Boy with a Crow
Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions Expression error: Missing operand for *72.00 ?? 86.00 cm
Painting ID::  70730
Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Boy with a Crow
Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions Expression error: Missing operand for *72.00 ?? 86.00 cm
   
   
     

Akseli Gallen-Kallela en lang rad scener ur kalevala oil painting


en lang rad scener ur kalevala
1890-talet se
Painting ID::  71258
Akseli Gallen-Kallela
en lang rad scener ur kalevala
1890-talet se
   
   
     

Akseli Gallen-Kallela View from North Quay oil painting


View from North Quay
Date 1891. cyf
Painting ID::  73581
Akseli Gallen-Kallela
View from North Quay
Date 1891. cyf
   
   
     

Akseli Gallen-Kallela Portrait of Maxim Gorky oil painting


Portrait of Maxim Gorky
Oil, 40 x 30 cm cyf
Painting ID::  76276
Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Portrait of Maxim Gorky
Oil, 40 x 30 cm cyf
   
   
     

Akseli Gallen-Kallela Ad astra oil painting


Ad astra
1907, oil on canvas cyf
Painting ID::  83275
Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Ad astra
1907, oil on canvas cyf
   
   
     

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     Akseli Gallen-Kallela
     April 26, 1865 C March 7, 1931) Gallen-Kallela was a Finnish artist and designer closely associated with notions of National Romanticism, especially relating to the region of Karelia, also a source of inspiration for the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. Of particular influence was the collection of folk poems formed in the middle of the 19th century by Elias Lonrot. Following a national competition in 1891 Gallen-Kallela illustrated this national epic known as the Kaleval, the vivid images of which soon became widely known throughout Finland. He also made a significant contribution to the Finnish Pavilion at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1900 in which he painted frescoes on Kalevala themes in the main dome, as well as designing textiles and furniture. His furniture designs were made by the Iris company, founded by a close friend, Louis Sparre. Like many other ventures associated with Arts and Crafts, the Iris company was concerned with the production of well-designed, well-made furniture and ceramics. Gallen-Kallela designs at Paris 1900 attracted considerable attention leading to the award of a number of Gold and Silver Medals at the exhibition. He worked in a wide range of design media, including ryiji rugs, which he modernized using geometric motifs derived from the Finnish landscape. His distinctive contribution to Finnish culture is preserved in the Gallen-Kallela Museum, which was originally built by him as a studio and family home between 1911 and 1913 and now contains a large body of his work, including paintings, graphics, textiles, jewellery, stained glass, and architectural designs.

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