Artist: Akseli Gallen-kallela (1865 - 1931)
Nationality: Finnish
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Media: Painting
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Biography:
Born in Pori, Finland, Akseli Gallen-Kallela studied and lived in Paris beginning in 1884. While there he studied Finnish culture and painted landscapes of his native country’s wintry lakes and forests. Also known for portraiture, Gallen-Kallela combined his landscape and figure painting in a triptych that illustrated Finnish mythology. He also illustrated the epic poem, Kalevala and the writings of Aleksis Kivi.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (11)
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Electric Chair, Bruno Bischofberger (Switzerland, St. Gallen, born 1926)  (Publisher), 1974, Screenprint
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Electric Chair, Bruno Bischofberger (Switzerland, St. Gallen, born 1926)  (Publisher), 1974, Screenprint
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Electric Chair, Bruno Bischofberger (Switzerland, St. Gallen, born 1926)  (Publisher), 1974, Screenprint
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View of the Amselfall in Saxony, Adrian Zingg (Switzerland, St. Gallen, 1734 - 1816)  (Artist), 1794, Pen and black ink with brown wash
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View of Saint Gall, Martha Cunz (Switzerland, St.-Gallen, 1876-02-02 - 1961-05-15) , circa 1906, Woodcut printed in gray, green, and reddish brown on wove paper
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Eine Zukünft für Indianer. ; Un avenir pour les Indiens. (Traduction) (1982 avant) by GREUTER Jakob
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Zeitschrift für bildende Kunst 17, no. 2-7 (1905-1906), Karl Hofer (Germany, Karlsruhe, 1878 - 1955) , 1905-1906, Printed material with four etchings, two drypoints, one woodcut and one mezzotint on laid, japan and wove paperspaper
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Zeitschrift für bildende Kunst 17, no. 2-7 (1905-1906), Karl Hofer (Germany, Karlsruhe, 1878 - 1955) , 1905-1906, Printed material with four etchings, two drypoints, one woodcut and one mezzotint on laid, japan and wove paperspaper
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Zeitschrift für bildende Kunst 17, no. 2-7 (1905-1906), Karl Hofer (Germany, Karlsruhe, 1878 - 1955) , 1905-1906, Printed material with four etchings, two drypoints, one woodcut and one mezzotint on laid, japan and wove paperspaper
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Zeitschrift für bildende Kunst 17, no. 2-7 (1905-1906), Karl Hofer (Germany, Karlsruhe, 1878 - 1955) , 1905-1906, Printed material with four etchings, two drypoints, one woodcut and one mezzotint on laid, japan and wove paperspaper
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Alfred Sisley, British (active in France), 1839-1899 Early Snow at Louveciennes about 1870-71 Oil on

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (11)
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Museum of Finnish Art, Ateneum: Hugo Simberg
Hugo Simberg was an artist, who was not interested in painting ordinary pictures of everyday subjects. More important for him was to depict something that would live on in the mind and keep a hold on the person, opening doors to another r...
National Museum of Fine Arts: Impressionism and the North
There are many links between, mainly French, Impressionism and artists in the Nordic region. The exhibition shows paintings done by Paul Gauguin during his time in Copenhagen in the mid-1800s. In that same period, Danish artist Theodor Philipsen w...
Olma Trade Fairs St.Gallen: International Trends in Art and Design: Art and Style Fair 2008
The visitor can acquire original works for its own collection or to furnish their living spaces and will discover both quality and variety in the represented styles, with exhibited works of consistently high standard in a surprising number of new ...
Sprengel Museum: The Birth of the Nanas: Niki de Saint Phalle's Works from the 1960s
Niki Mathews (née de Saint Phalle) moved from the US to Paris with her husband, Harry, and daughter, Laura in 1952. The young family travelled extensively in Europe. Niki Mathews then had a nervous breakdown in Nice. One year later, she commenced ...
Kunsthalle Helsinki: Luc Tuymans: Display
Luc Tuymans' paintings are figurative, but only nominally so, and their titles only hint at possible interpretations. The works investigate memory and historical events both in terms of the individual and of history writing. Tuymans also addresses...
Kantor / Feuer Gallery: Phoebe Washburn: It Makes For My Billionaire Status
Washburn's previous installations have been constructed out of large quantities of a single discarded material, such as cardboard or scrap-wood, that are then painted on one side with “mis-tints,” or rejected commercial house paint. Starting with ...
Neues Museum - Staatliches Museum für Kunst und Design in Nürnberg: Antoni Tapies: Images and Imaginings
Thanks to a long-term from a private collector, the Neues Museum in Nuremberg has at its disposal almost all the artist’s print editions executed between 1959 and the mid-1970s. The current exhibition will include around half of the 200 works in t...
Kunstverein Hannover: Jonathan Monk: yesterday today tomorrow etc
His photographs, drawings, objects, installations, and films reproduce existing works and models, follow up on them, reinterpret them, and counteract them. His references range from Piet Mondrian to Sol LeWitt and Richard Serra to Dan Flavin as...
Sculpture Center: Ayse Erkmen: Busy Colors
Twin images of a small, jewel-like metal object (a sculpture of a landmine) are scaled up to billboard proportions and cover the entire 3,000 square foot surface of the courtyard. Inside, SculptureCenters main exhibition space remains empty of obj...
Haus der Kunst: Gerhard Richter. Abstract Paintings
The series "Cage" from 2006 and "Wald" (Forest) from 2005 - the latter on view for the first time in Europe - serve as the show's point of departure. The exhibition traces Richter's artistic development - represented in these series - to its roots...
Rice Unversity Art Gallery: Jessica Stockholder: Sam Ran Over Sand or Sand Ran Over Sam
Jessica Stockholder uses the most basic principles of art -"formal" elements such as composition, color and line - to create complex three-dimensional environments. Her approach to installation draws upon her acute spatial awareness that grew out ...

Further Artwork and Information:

Gallen-Kallelan Museo
Akseli Gallen-Kallelan Homepage
Kalevala Pictures by Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Akseli Gallen-Kallela Online
Akseli Gallen-kallela (1865 - 1931) Biography, Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
Untitled Document
Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Record Detail
CULTURE: Karelianism
Wikipedia: Akseli Gallen-Kallela

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