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Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

The most famous painter in Finnish art is undoubtedly – Akseli Gallen-Kallela.

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (26 April 1865 – 7 March 1931) was a Finnish painter best known for his illustrations of the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic. His work is considered a very important aspect of Finnish national identity. In 1907, he changed his name from Gallén to Gallen-Kallela.

More about Akseli Gallen-Kallela:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akseli_Gallen-Kallela
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Paintings_by_Akseli_Gallen-Kallela
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Gallen-Kallela_Museum

Akseli Gallen Kallela View Over a Lake at Sunset 1894
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View Over a Lake at Sunset (1894)

Akseli Gallen Kallela The Lamenting Boat 1907
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The Lamenting Boat (1907)

Akseli Gallen Kallela Juhlien jalkeens 1910 scaled
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Juhlien jälkeens (1910)

Akseli Gallen Kallela Boy with a crow 1884 scaled
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Boy with a crow (1884)

Akseli Gallen Kallela Trees
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Trees

Akseli Gallen Kallela The Defense of the Sampo 1896
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The Defense of the Sampo (1896)

Akseli Gallen Kallela Mazmorra Maldita 1903
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Mazmorra Maldita (1903)

Akseli Gallen Kallela Kullervo Rides to War 1899
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Kullervo Rides to War (1899)

Akseli Gallen Kallela Rustic Life 1887 scaled
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Rustic Life (1887)

Akseli Gallen Kallela In the Sauna 1889 scaled
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In the Sauna (1889)

Akseli Gallen Kallela The Legend of Aino 1891 scaled
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The Legend of Aino (1891)

Akseli Gallen Kallela Haavakuume Wound Fever 1889
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Haavakuume’ (Wound Fever) (1889)

Akseli Gallen Kallela The Forging of the Sampo 1893
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Forging of the Sampo (1893)

Akseli Gallen Kallela Lake Keitele 1905 scaled
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Lake Keitele (1905)

Akseli Gallen Kallela Madonna Mary and Marjatta 1891
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Madonna (Mary and Marjatta) (1891)

Akseli Gallen Kallela Shepherd Boy from Paanajarvi 1892
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Shepherd Boy from Paanajärvi (1892)

Akseli Gallen Kallela Demasquee 1888
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Démasquée (1888)

Akseli Gallen Kallela Vainamoinen playing 1886 scaled
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Väinämöisen soitto / Väinämöinen

Akseli Gallen Kallela Kalela on a Winter Night 1896
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Kalela on a Winter Night (1896)

Akseli Gallen Kallela Alastomia malleja Nude models 1890
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Alastomia malleja - Nude models (1890)

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Ateneum museum Helsinki - Finnish National Gallery
Ateneum museum Helsinki – Finnish National Gallery