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Akseli Gallen-Kallela

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Painting of struggling men hauling and climbing over rocks and wooden poles beside a boat under a starry night sky.

The Theft of the Sampo

1905

Loose painting of a dusk landscape with dark trees, glowing yellow horizon, pink and lavender clouds, and pale foreground.

Evening Landscape

1899

Loose oil sketch of reeds and water reflections in a marsh, with green meadow and dark tree line under grey sky.

The Rushes

1884

Tall wild angelica with white flower heads and leafy plants in front of a blue lake and pine forest under a bright sky.

Wild Angelica

1889

Painting of a rider in a dark jacket and colorful blanket on a brown horse among bare trees and sandy ground.

Native American on Horseback

1925

Loose oil painting of a spring forest with birch and spruce trees, a mossy boulder, and patches of melting snow.

Early Spring

1883

Loose painted sketch of white sheep grazing beside a dirt path leading to farm buildings under a blue sky.

Landscape with Sheep

1884

Elderly woman kneels beside the body of a golden-haired man on a pebbled shore with bones, skulls and a swan.

Lemminkäinen's Mother

1897

Two wooden rowboats on a rocky shore facing a shimmering lake with wooded islands in the distance.

Boats on the Shore

1884

Mural sketch with a central gold-capped column; left panel shows people in a rowing boat, right panel shows seated men by a c

Lönnrot ja runonlaulajat, luonnos Helsingin yliopiston juhlasalin seinämaalaukseksi

1912

Painting of a calm lake at sunset with dark islands, pastel clouds, glowing water reflections, and young trees in the foregro

Lake View

1901

A Kikuyu Man

1909

Painting of snowy mountains under clouds, with blue shadows on the slopes and a small orange tree in the foreground.

Taos Mountains Shrouded in Clouds

1924

Loose oil painting of a flowering tree with orange trunk, yellow blossoms and long blue shadows on lilac ground.

Acacia on the Savannah

1909

Loose oil sketch of a standing figure with red necklace among green papyrus reeds under a blue sky.

Kikuyu in Papyrus Reeds

1909

Watercolor frontispiece with ornate border, illuminated initial, running figures in a dusk scene, and sled-pulling figures be

Frontispiece

Loose oil sketch of a snow-covered yard with a log cabin wall, a snowy wooden bench and bent pine branches in winter.

Luminen pihamaa

1882

Loose painted landscape of a tall palm tree among dense green shrubs, with a sunlit pale path in the lower right.

Tana River

1909

Loose oil sketch of a town street with red-roofed houses, a construction trench in the foreground, and workers below.

View from Fredrikinkatu

1883

Oil sketch of a snowy frozen lake with a track, two leaning pines in front, and dark forest and hills behind.

Path on the Ice

1887

Painting of a horseman blowing a horn on a white horse under a starry blue sky, with a wolf and snowy trees in the scene.

Kullervo Sets off for Battle

1901

Oil portrait of an elderly woman in a black headscarf against a golden background, gazing to the side.

Mustahuivinen nainen

1903

Shirtless young man shouting with raised fist among pine trees, antlers, a wolf, and a lake with mountains behind him.

Kullervo Cursing

1899

Painting of a stone archway with a dark roof and white tower behind, flanked by bare trees under a blue sky.

Rauma Church

1905

Man in a cap guides a girl reading at a table in a dim wooden room, with a snowy window behind them.

First Lesson

1887

Loose painted study of a reclining bearded male nude on a white cloth against an orange background.

The Slain Lemminkäinen

1899

Loose oil sketch of a pale arched gateway with grey mountains, a flock of birds in the sky, and open rocky ground.

Gate in Taos

1925

Black woodpecker with red crest on a dead pine beside a forest and lake, framed by a decorative border of animals and pattern

The Great Black Woodpecker

1893

Loose oil sketch of a seated woman in an orange skirt and red headwrap, leaning on a wooden post against a beige background.

An African Resting

1909

Painting of a barefoot young woman seated in a forest among dark tree trunks, wearing a white blouse and blue skirt.

Lost

1886

Loose painting of a tree with coral-red blossoms and dark branches against a bright blue background.

Coral Tree in Blossom

1909

Sketch of two seated women beside a tree, one in a dark dress with a white ruff, with handwritten script in the background.

Kaarina Maununtytär

1885

Sketch of a weathered wooden boat on a beach, with a barefoot man in white leaning on its hull beside grey water.

The Lamenting Boat

1906

Oil portrait of a seated man in a dark suit, face and clasped hands lit warmly against a dark background.

Portrait of the German Actor Rudolf Rittner

1895

Loose brushwork painting of a dark green forest on a lake shore, a red-roofed building among the trees, and a pink-yellow eve

Lakeside Landscape

1911

Painting of an elderly woman in a dark headscarf with a lined, weary face and red-rimmed eyes against a brown background.

Vanha eukko

1896

Loose oil sketch of a lake edged by dark forest, grassy shore in front, and billowing clouds across a pale blue sky.

Light behind the Clouds

1899

Painting of a savannah at sunset with red and purple hills, palm trees, and a flat golden plain under a pale sky.

Sunset on the Savannah

1909

Nude figures in a dim wooden sauna, one tending a glowing stove while a woman washes a seated man's hair.

In the Sauna

1889

Stylized painting of two figures in a tense confrontation, one holding a small blade, against a red background with gold vine

The Fratricide

1897

Oil sketch of a blue sea below pink and violet mountains under a pale sky.

Red Sea

1910

Painting of brown horses grazing in snow beneath snowy mountains, framed by blue twisted posts and a wooden beam.

Taos Home in Sunlight

1925

Loose oil sketch of autumn trees with first snow beside a calm lake, a red-roofed house on a far point, and hills behind.

Autumn Landscape, First Snow

1897

Men in white shirts build a log house from stacked timber beside pine trees under a blue sky.

A House of Stout Logs

1906

Loose oil painting of bare dark tree branches in front of Paris rooftops, chimneys and green shrubs in a backyard.

Parisian backyard

1884

Loose oil sketch of a snowy winter landscape with blue shadows, pine and birch trees, and a bare branch in the foreground.

Winter Landscape

1887

Painting of a decaying sander fish lying on dark wet ground, with pale torn flesh and loose blue brushstrokes around it.

Decaying Sander

1884

Painting of nude women wearing flower wreaths in a rowboat on bright water, with a bearded old man in white at the left.

Väinämöinen's Voyage

1909

Oil sketch of five dancing warriors in red wraps and feathered headdresses on sand under a blue sky.

Dancing Kikuyu Warriors

1909

Bare-chested man with a staff surrounded by snarling wolves and lynxes among pale branches in an earthy, ochre-toned painting

Kullervo Herding his Wild Flocks

1917

Watercolor of a helmeted knight on a horse riding through flames beside a coiled serpent and a fallen figure.

Ritari ja kuningaskäärme, Seitsemän veljeksen kuvitusta

1907

Oil sketch of a young blond boy with blue eyes against a brown wooden wall, signed Gallen 1886.

Orphan Boy

1886

Painting of a boy raising a kite on a hill by a lake, with two girls watching and a woman in black at left.

Spring, study for the Jusélius Mausoleum Frescoes

1903

Nude women bathe and play in stylized blue and gold waves, with a reclining figure on the sandy shore in the foreground.

Oceanides

1909

Pastel of a man standing in a red canoe and a woman leaning over it on a shore, with another canoeist on a lake.

Midsummer Night

1889

Loose painting of an autumn forest with golden birch leaves, pale trunks, misty background and a young green spruce.

Autumn Landscape

1911

Oil portrait of a seated man in a dark suit and green necktie against a dark background, by Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1895.

Portrait of Edvard Munch

1895

Painting of nude figures in a red boat on a dark river, with a crowd of clothed onlookers and a young girl on the shore.

By the River of Tuonela, study for the Jusélius Mausoleum Frescoes

1903

Painting of grey rain clouds over a calm lake, with a dark forest line and small red-roofed farm buildings on the shore.

Rain Clouds over a Lake Landscape

1883

Oil portrait of a bare-shouldered woman with curly dark hair turning her head, against a loose dark background.

Malliharjoitelma

1880

Painting of a wooden porch railing and post overlooking a calm lake framed by pine trees under a pale sky.

The Kalela Porch

1900

Painting of a man in a flat cap turning a hand mill, with loose brushwork and a dark background.

Milling by Hand

1886

Painting of three zebras grazing on a green and ochre plain beneath blue hills and a pale sky.

Zebras

1909

Snowy winter landscape with a rushing river, a snow-covered pine in the foreground, and frosted conifers beyond.

Imatra in Winter

1893

Loose oil sketch of a lone green tree on a plain, with a blue mountain and pastel streaked sky behind.

Mt. Donia Sabuk

1909

Oil painting of a cut spruce lying in a snowy farmyard beside a log wall, with a cat and a bird in flight.

Spruces in a Farmyard

1887

Loose painting of a brown cow standing in shallow water beside a shirtless boy, with pine trees and a cloudy sky.

Cow and Boy

1885

Head of a Girl, Little Anna

1897

Oil portrait of a man with tousled brown hair and mustache in a dark high-necked top against a gray background.

Portrait of Maxim Gorky

1906

Painting of log construction: a woman nursing a child, an axeman shaping logs, and a worker on a rocky hillside.

Building, study for the Jusélius Mausoleum Frescoes

1903

Loose oil sketch of Mount Kenya with pink-lit peaks above blue sky, green and purple scrub and small trees in the foreground.

Mount Kenya

1909

Painting of a snow-covered log cabin with deep drifts and a footpath in the foreground under a grey winter sky.

Winter Landscape

1905

Sketch of a bearded man rowing a boat while a nude figure sits at the stern, with men on a hillside below.

The Departure of Väinämöinen

1893

Winter forest scene with branches heavy under snow, pale blue-grey tones and reddish pine trunks.

Winter, study for the Jusélius Mausoleum Frescoes

1902

Bearded men in red cap and white clothes gather around a giant pike on a rocky shore beside blue water.

The Giant Pike

1904

Loose oil landscape of a valley with blue and violet mountains, green and blue trees, and a pale streaked sky.

River Valley

1909

Despair, study for the "By the River of Tuonela", Jusélius Mausoleum

1903

Loose oil sketch of white houses with red roofs, blue mountains, and an orange tree in a sunny landscape.

Nairobin ulkopuolelta

1909

Sketch of many hands gripping wooden oars across a planked ship deck, with figures in dark headwraps at the bottom.

The defence of the Sampo, Sketch for the cupola frescos of the Finnish Pavilion in Paris

1899

Painting of a wooden rowboat and driftwood on a sandy lakeshore, with calm water and blue hills under cloudy skies.

Venevanhus

1924

Loose oil sketch of an adobe house with a glowing window, snowy ground and blue mountains under a moonlit sky.

Taos Home in Moonlight

1925

Nude woman with arms raised, hair blending into a fiery sun, before a gold disc and blue starry sky, in a gilded shrine.

Ad Astra

1894-96

Portrait of Emil Wikström

1883

Painting of a brick cathedral tower and red roofs seen through spring trees, with a wooden post in the foreground.

Turku Cathedral

1884

Painting of a snow-dusted adobe gateway, a small tree with yellow leaves, and two riders on horseback in a winter landscape.

The Gate in Taos

1925

Loose oil sketch of Roman soldiers, women in robes and fallen bodies before a classical building and cypress trees.

Sommitteluharjoitelma, roomalainen aihe

Alaston miesmalli

1888

Oil portrait of an elderly woman in a black headscarf and red shawl, in an ornate gilded frame.

Old Peasant Woman

1884

Painting of a seated nude woman in a cluttered interior with white lilies, a guitar, and a patterned sofa, signed Axel Gallen

Démasquée

1888

Triptych with three scenes: a woman in a forest, a nude water maiden beside a man in a boat, and a nude woman on a rock.

Aino Myth, Triptych

1891

Painting of a nude man pushing a red boat ashore, watched by a crowd of onlookers and nude figures in a dark setting.

By the River of Tuonela

1903

Painting of a calm lake with reflections of clouds and trees, a wooded island at right, and distant blue hills.

Lake Keitele

1905

Two figures in winter clothing with a crossbow beside a leafless tree on a rock, with a frozen landscape behind them.

Joukahainen's revenge

1897

Snowy winter landscape with a snow-laden pine beside a rushing golden river flowing between icy banks.

Imatra talvella

1893

Painting of a barefoot boy in patched clothes watching a black crow feeding in a grassy field.

Boy with a Crow

1884

Four men at a candlelit table at night, with a dark winged figure looming above them under a red and blue sky.

Symposium

1894