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Akseli Gallen-Kallela

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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

Veljekset pystyvalkean ääressä

Pen and ink sheet with eight decorative initial letters containing figures, faces, a house and ornamental patterns.

Seitsemän veljeksen kuvitusta, painos 1908, 8 alkukirjainta 2. lukuun

Etched misty lake landscape with a pine tree on the right and forested hills across the water.

Paanajärvi Lake in Fog

1918

Pen and ink sheet of seven decorative initial letters with wolves, horse rider, figures and faces by Gallen-Kallela.

7 alkukirjainta 6. lukuun

1906

Etching of slender pine trees on open ground beneath a cloudy sky and a distant line of hills.

Rantamaisema

1916

Ink drawing sheet with several decorative illustrated initial letters, including a cat-filled K and a feathered S.

7 alkukirjainta, 2 11. lukuun ja 3 1. lukuun, Seitsemän veljeksen kuvitusta

Pen and watercolour sketch of smiths working at an anvil by a glowing forge, with smoke and a cliff in the background.

The Forging of the Sampo

Pen drawing of ten decorative initial letters with landscapes, birds, children and portrait heads, numbered in pencil.

10 alkukirjainta 13. lukuun, Seitsemän veljeksen kuvitus

1906