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Akseli Gallen-Kallela

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Ink drawing of a man and a bear lying tangled together on the ground beneath pine branches, rendered in dense black hatching.

Man and Bear Killed in Combat

1906

Etching of tall pines and a snow-covered log fence in a winter landscape, with bare birches behind.

The North Steps

1897

Etched frontal self-portrait of a man with a waxed mustache and high dark collar, looking directly at the viewer.

Self-portrait ’en face’

1897

Ink drawing of a shaggy monster carrying a pale maiden through a dark, hatched forest.

The Monster and the Maiden

1906

Etched memorial print of a rural church landscape with a reclining figure and name inscription at the bottom.

In memoriam Impi Marjatta Gallen

1897

Pen drawing of a log cabin partly buried in snow with a small dog in the foreground and stacked firewood beside it.

The Cabin in the Snow

1907

Pencil sketch of figures on wooden sauna benches, with one man reaching toward a bucket and another standing at the right.

Pirtin salvoksella

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a suit with one hand raised to his head, drawn in loose graphite lines.

Portrait of Albert Edelfelt

1889

Etching of a snowy church with a steep roof, dark figures walking past its arched doorway, and bare trees at left.

Rauman kirkko

1905

Watercolor poster sketch of two skiers on a snowy night field under stars, with mirrored lettering reading Seitsemän veljestä

Pakoretkellä Impivaarasta, luonnos kirjan julisteeksi

Pen sketch of a decorative chapter heading with children reading books beside an adult figure and foliage border.

Luonnos 2. luvun otsakekuvaan

Sketch for Praying Maiden

1907

Black and white woodcut bookplate with a reclining nude woman, a tree, and the inscription for Dr. Otto Engström.

Bookplate for Dr. Otto Engström

1897

Pen-and-ink drawing of a bear looming behind a frightened woman with flowing hair, set in a dark swirling forest.

The Boot-Leather Tower

1906

Pen and pencil sheet of decorative illustrated initial letters with patterns, hearts, and interior scenes, with handwritten n

8 alkukirjainta 13. lukuun, 1 alkukirjain 14. lukuun, Seitsemän veljeksen kuvitusta

1906

Pen and ink decorative initial letters with figures and patterns, plus pencil letter sketches, on a cream sheet.

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

Black and white drawing of two figures beating out a fire with smoke and flames, while a third figure watches at right.

Kuloa sammuttamassa

1907

Ink drawing of figures in a crowded interior, a woman in a long skirt at center, arms flailing, dishes stacked at right.

Tuliaispidot Jukolassa, 13. luku

1907

Finnish Art Society vignette, original drawing

Ink drawing of two barefoot children beside a log wall, one reaching into a basket of eggs.

The Egg Thieves

1907

Sheet of twelve ink drawings of decorative initial letters with ornamental patterns, figures and faces, numbered in pencil.

12 alkukirjainta ja 11. lukuun

1906

Tan exhibition poster with a circular black vignette of a large hand among swirling lines and crosses, advertising Munch and

Poster for Munch & Gallén's Exhibition

1895

Etching of railway tracks receding through trees, with a woman's face and long hair lying across the rails in the foreground

Kiskot

1897

Ink drawing of three men in a dark interior, one gripping a long object, with wooden beams overhead.

One against All and All against One

1906

Pen and ink drawing of three skiers racing downhill past birch trees in a snowy forest, with motion lines.

The Brothers Skiing

1906

Ink drawing of a shrouded skeletal ghost beside a wooden signpost, stone wall and gravestone in a churchyard at night.

The Ghost in the Churchyard

1906

Soft-toned print of a young woman with dark hair gazing upward, face emerging from shadow against a pale background.

Girl's Face, from Spring Fresco of Jusélius Mausoleum

1905