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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

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