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Akseli Gallen-Kallela

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Painting of a bearded old man in a red cloak departing by boat as people watch from a rocky shore.

The Departure of Väinämöinen

1906

Painting of warriors in a boat fighting a winged creature under a green sky with stars and a yellow sunset.

The Defense of the Sampo

1896

Elderly woman in dark clothing offers her open hand to a black cat beside a wooden fence in a grassy rural landscape.

Old Woman With a Cat

1885

Painting of a woman in a pale dress nursing an infant beside a yellow vase of blue flowers, in a room hung with textiles.

Madonna

Painting of workmen resting in a dim interior around a rough wooden table, one seated at right holding a long stick.

Lunch Hour

Dark wooden sauna interior with two small windows, metal buckets on the floor and green leafy plants in the foreground.

Sauna interior

Painting of a bright blue mountain with green meadow in front and yellow and pink clouds above.

Hwandoni Hills

Oil portrait of a man with short dark hair, frowning sideways against an ochre background, signed Gallen-Kallela 1909.

Nekamia

Painting of a woman with dark hair holding a long yellow flower stalk in front of a red and black patterned background.

Ester von Christierson (Tulikukka)

Oil painting of a standing nude woman with clasped hands, looking upward, wearing a colorful head scarf and earrings, in a wo

Nude female model

Etching of a bare-chested man raising his arm among pine trees in a dark forest, with a cart in the foreground.

Kullervo Cursing

1896

Woodcut of a pale woman bowing her head among dark trees and star-shaped blossoms, with Finnish verse at left.

Flower of Death

1895

Pencil sketch of a crouching nude female figure with a separate face study beside it on pale paper.

Luonnos kuvaan Peikko ja impi

Black and cream print of a star-shaped flower above a skull among thorns, with a bird on a curving stem at right.

Death and the Flower

1896

Black and white woodcut bookplate with EX LIBRIS lettering, a figure beside columns, a tree and hills, names Mary and Axel Ga

Mary and Axel Gallén's ex-libris

1896

Sketch of figures in coats by blue water on snowy ground, with dark animals at left and handwritten lettering below.

Pakoretkellä Impivaarasta

Ink drawing of thirteen decorative initial letters with foliage, animals, arches and swirling ornament in black and white.

13 alkukirjainta 10. lukuun, Seitsemän veljeksen kuvitusta

1906

Ink drawing of a bird perched on a gnarled pine branch surrounded by dense needle clusters.

Orava oksalla

Etched memorial print of a landscape with a church spire, trees, and a sleeping child in the foreground.

In memorian Impi Marjatta Gallen

1897

Etched portrait of a young child's face with hatched background, labeled Kirsti and dated 1897.

Kirsti, the Artist’s Daughter

1897

Ink drawing of twelve decorative illuminated initial letters with birds, faces, foliage and patterned ornament on cream paper

12 alkukirjainta 14. lukuun

1906

Pencil and watercolor sketch of two figures with raised swords above flames and black serpents around a crown.

Luonnos 5. luvun otsakuvaan, Käärmeitä ja tulenliekkejä

Ink sketch of a robed figure striking a crouching man beneath large winged figures, with birds scattered below.

Selkäsauna

Colour print of a large feathered bird on a grey branch, surrounded by orange foliage and blue hills.

Kokko, illustration till Stor-Kalevala

1922

Pen and ink drawing of a split, broken pine tree with a long angled branch, surrounded by sketched spruce and rocks.

The Broken Pine, intended for the end illustration of Chapter 4

1906

Ink drawings of four decorative initial letters above a pencil sketch of three figures carrying a pole.

Kuloa sammuttamassa, 4 alkukirjainta 9. lukuun sekä luonnos kuvaan

1906

Etching of a snowy field with pine trees in the foreground and a forest line on the horizon under a hatched sky.

Lumipyry Ruovedellä

1915

Brown etching of a young woman resting her head on her hand, looking toward the viewer, with dark hatched background.

Portrait of the Artist's Sister, Viola Gallén

1897

Pen and ink sheet of twelve decorative initial letters with animals, crosses and interlace patterns, plus handwritten notes.

14 alkukirjainta ja 1 luonnos 7. lukuun

Pen drawing with blackletter heading, striped arches over a wood-grain wall, and birds flying above clouds at right.

Pirtin nurkka, 7. luvun otsakuva

1907

Etching of a bearded man with tousled hair seated on a chair, bent over and drawing on a sheet in his lap.

Hugo Simberg piirtää

1906

Etched bookplate with a log cabin, pine tree, wooden well and bucket, and the inscription Ex Libris Dr Pouzet.

Tri Pouzet'n exlibris

1901

Mezzotint portrait of a woman with dark hair gazing upward, shown in soft brown tones against a pale background.

Mezzotinto (Theme from the Jusélius Mauseleum fresco "The Spring"

1905

Ink drawing of twelve decorative initial letters with faces, flames, a dragon, figures and scenes, with handwritten notes.

2 alkukirjainta 2. lukuun ja 10 alkukirjainta 3. lukuun

1906

Ink sketch of a figure with flowing hair reaching out beside a tree, with a second figure at the right edge.

Kuloa sammuttamssa

1907

Ink sketch of a man lying on his back beneath a sprawled bear, with hatched shadows on white paper.

Mies ja kontio kuolleina, luonnos

Ink drawing of men fighting on a rock in a forest, with wolves, a bear and a skull in the foreground.

Fight on the Hiidenkivi Rock

1906

Pencil sketch of three carved stone capitals with faces and scrolls, with a building outline and loose ink scribbles on the r

Luonnos kirjan esilehteen

Brown etched portrait of a bespectacled bearded man in round glasses, looking forward, with loose hatched linework.

Pharmacist Filip Gallen, the Artist’s Brother

1909

Etched bookplate with a log cabin on a hillside, a pine tree, and the inscription Tali et Adolf Paul beneath.

Tali ja Adolf Paulin exlibris

1897

Six ink drawings of decorative initial letters with scenes of a log cabin, animals, and forest figures.

First six letters in Chapter 6

1906

Ink drawing of a snake coiling down a border beside an eye motif, with trees and grass above.

Kevät, käärmeitä, 5. luvun otsakuva

1906

Ink and watercolour sketch of two figures running with a raised club, a small dog, and orange flames behind dark trees.

Pako Impivaarasta, luonnos kirjan julisteeksi

Etching of a man with a bow turning as a woman grips his arm, with rushing water and a dark horizon behind them.

Vengeance of Joukahainen

1903

Etching of a grieving woman in a headscarf kneeling beside a dead body, with skulls and bones on the ground and a glowing lig

Lemminkäinen's Mother

1905

Ink drawing with a decorative initial letter, a man plowing behind a horse, and a lower panel of hands and a vessel in a patt

Kyntäjä, 12. luku ; Kädet ja kaljatuoppi, 13. luku

Pen and ink sketch of a group of boys seated and lying among tree trunks in a hatched woodland setting.

The Brothers on Sonninmäki Heath

1906

Ink drawing with two decorative headpieces: a seated figure with galloping horses, and a cauldron over fire beside stacked di

Lauri hongan latvassa

Ink drawing of a tangled, hatched figure on peach paper with pencil notes below.

Karkuun lähtö

Luonnos esilehtiin

Pencil and watercolor sketch with orange flames, green sprigs, a blue tree, and faint outlines of pebbles and houses.

Luonnos 5. luvun otsakuvaan Kevät

Pencil sketch of a reclining figure with outstretched arms beside a loosely drawn seated figure on pale paper.

Käsikapulaa vetämässä

Charcoal drawing of a young boy resting his chin on his hand at a table, signed Axel Gallen, dated 1884.

Boy

1884

Ink drawing of a man swinging a wooden pole at a snarling bear, with a second figure raising a stick behind him.

Karhun kanssa ottelussa

1906

Ink drawing of a grid of decorative illuminated initial letters with small figure scenes, arches and ornamental borders.

5 alkukirjainta 3. lukuun ja 8 alkukirjainta 4. lukuun

1906

Etching of a seated man in front of a woman with curly hair leaning beside a window in an interior.

Mary Chrysanteme - Mary Gallen

Ink sketches of two grotesque heads, one snarling and one crowned with a toothed open mouth, on beige paper.

Käärmepedon pää, 5. luvun loppukuva Lusifeerus, 10. luvun loppukuva

1906

Watercolor sketch of two black horses and a rider galloping through stylized red and yellow flames.

Luonnos 5.luvun värikuvaan Ritari ja kuningaskäärme

1894

Etching of children listening intently in a dark forest, with two adults seen from behind in the foreground.

Nuotiotarina (Seitsemästä veljeksestä)

1906

Ink drawing of workers handling timber logs, with a man in the foreground striking a log with an axe.

Hirsien kantaminen, 11. luku

1907

Pen and chalk sketches of decorative initial letters with faces, foliage and a red-ink woman figure, labelled Sivu 5 to Sivu

Seitsemän veljeksen kuvitusta, painos 1908

Twelve ink drawings of decorative initial letters with scenes of skiers, wolves, books and figures in arched frames.

12 alkukirjainta 12. lukuun, Seitsemän veljeksen kuvitusta

1906

Luonnos etsaukseen Karhu orressa

Watercolor sketch of an ornate decorative border with twisting vines, red rosettes, and a small figure in a framed panel.

Initial sketch for a decorative page

Ink drawing of robed figures on a rocky ledge beside a horned animal, with Gothic title lettering and a pencil study below.

On the Devil's Rock

1906

Pen and ink sheet of decorative initial letters with faces, birds and spiral ornament, by Akseli Gallen-Kallela.

Seitsemän veljeksen kuvitusta, painos 1909

Ink drawing of frightened children fleeing horned bulls behind a wooden fence, with a small plant in an open field.

Fleeing the Bulls

1907

Pen and ink sketch of two men seated in a boat beside dense reeds, one holding a pole.

Luonnos kuvaan Ilvesjärvellä onkimassa, 12. luku

Etched head-and-shoulders portrait of a man with a large mustache, eyes lowered, against a densely hatched dark background.

Portrait of Louis Sparre

1896

Ink drawing with blackletter heading, seated men above a wreath with round objects, and a numbered ornamental border on the l

Veljekset istuvat pirtissä, 11.luvun otsakuva

Ink drawing of five decorative initial letters with houses, fern fronds, spirals, a figure at a window, and reeds.

5 alkukirjainta 10. lukuun, Seitsemän veljeksen kuvitusta

1906

Ink drawing of several men lying on hatched grass, with a cooking pot and tools in the foreground, signed and dated 1907.

Veljekset makaavat aholla, 9.luku

1907

Pen and ink decorative initial letters with figures and scrollwork, above faint pencil sketches of further initials on a stud

3 alkukirjainta ja 3 alkukirjaimen luonnosta 6. lukuun

Pen and ink drawing of a stylized man surrounded by crossed hoes and scythes in a grassy landscape.

Seppä Könnin kuokkamies

1906

Pencil sketches by Akseli Gallen-Kallela showing a prone figure, a wolf, and branches within framed panels on cream paper.

Sudenkuoppa, kaksi luonnosta 6. luvun otsakuvaan

Kolistin's Old Man

1907

Etching of a snowy winter landscape with tall pines and a lone cross-country skier crossing the snow on the left.

The Dark Veil of Winter

1897

Etching of a snow-covered pine tree with a small animal on its trunk and sketched winter undergrowth below.

Snowy Pine

1905

Ink and pencil sketch of two figures, one with hands raised to the head, drawn with dense hatching on cream paper.

Luonnos Nahkatorviin

Etched ex libris bookplate with a man reading beside tree roots, an axe, oak leaves, and a classical building.

Eliel Aspelinin Ex libris

1897

Etched portrait of a man bowed over a table, reading, with hands clasped and a window behind him.

Hugo Simberg lukee

1897

Etching of a snowy winter scene with a wooden cabin, snow-laden pine trees, and a small bare sapling on a hillside.

Kalela in Winter

1897

Etching of a hanging bear carcass in a dim wooden room with men gathered around it, lit by a bright window.

Celebration After a Bear Hunt

1907

Black and white woodcut of spear-wielding warriors battling beneath a large dark winged figure and swirling patterns.

The Defence of the Sampo

1895

Pencil and colored pencil layout sketch with a leafy vine border, a decorative initial letter, and a yellow watering can.

Luonnos 4. luvun otsakuvaan Veljekset piestyinä

Ink sketch of several overlapping male heads with open, shouting mouths and tangled hair.

The Brothers Shouting on the Devil's Rock

1906

Ink drawing sheet with nine decorative initial letters, including a lion, laughing faces, a snake and a figure with sun rays.

9 alkukirjainta 10. lukuun, Seitsemän veljeksen kuvitusta

1906

Black and white etching of a lakeside landscape with pine trees framing the shore and a treeline across the water.

Lakeside Landscape

1916

Cover Illustration

Loose watercolor sketch of a dark rider amid orange flames and a looping serpentine form, drawn on beige paper.

Luonnos värikuvaan Ritari ja kuningaskäärme

Ink sketch of a chapter heading with a dark rippling landscape at top and a decorative serpent along the left border.

Luonnos 5. luvun otsakuvaan Valko ja kuningaskäärme

Ink drawing of a rural landscape with farm buildings and trees, a blackletter title at top, and concentric circles at lower l

Jukola Farm

1907

Black and white woodcut of warriors with spears battling beneath a giant bird and swirling patterns, by Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Defence of the Sampo

1895

Charcoal drawing of a young girl with a bob haircut, white collar and hands on a woven basket, on tan paper.

Girl with Birch Basket

1884

Pen and ink sketch of nude figures in a smoky sauna interior, some walking, one seated at left, carrying bundles.

Saunasta tultua, 11. luku

1907

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