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

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View Over a Lake at Sunset (1894)

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The Lamenting Boat (1907)

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Juhlien jälkeens (1910)

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Boy with a crow (1884)

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Trees

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The Defense of the Sampo (1896)

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Mazmorra Maldita (1903)

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Kullervo Rides to War (1899)

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Rustic Life (1887)

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In the Sauna (1889)

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The Legend of Aino (1891)

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Haavakuume’ (Wound Fever) (1889)

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Forging of the Sampo (1893)

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Lake Keitele (1905)

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Madonna (Mary and Marjatta) (1891)

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Shepherd Boy from Paanajärvi (1892)

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Démasquée (1888)

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Väinämöisen soitto / Väinämöinen

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Kalela on a Winter Night (1896)

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Alastomia malleja - Nude models (1890)

Ateneum museum Helsinki – Finnish National Gallery