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Ellen Thesleff

77 works

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Muted painting of bare slender trees at a misty lakeshore at dusk, with dark reflections in pale water and a pink sky.

Spring Night

1894

Soft pastel still life of apples, grapes and pears on a white tablecloth beside a bottle, with a blue and lilac background.

Still Life with Fruit

1917

Painting of a young woman with brown hair in a white blouse, head bowed, against a soft green background.

Portrait (Thyra Elisabeth)

1897

Painted self-portrait of a figure in a pale hat and brown scarf against a grey background, in loose brushwork.

Self-Portrait with Hat

1935

Loose painting of a stooping pink figure reaching toward a bare branch, with yellow star shapes against a blue-grey ground.

Star

1938

Painting of a young woman with a dark bob, head bowed, in an olive jacket against a brown background.

Italian Girl

1925

Expressive painting of a Tuscan hillside with tall cypress trees, green foliage and blue distant hills under a pale sky.

Landscape from Tuscany ; Olive Grove

1908

Painting of a green meadow, dark conifer forest, blue lake and rounded hill under a pale sky.

Landscape

1906

The Artist's Sister Gerda Thesleff

1889

Loose painting of a seated woman holding a hand mirror, with grey, brown and turquoise brushwork and a white drape.

Model with Mirror

1924

Pale blue seascape with an island, red-roofed building, white sailboats and a pink sky above the water.

Valkosaari Island

1919

Painting of a woman in a red blouse reading a book while seated in a brown armchair against a muted background.

Tytönkuva

1927

Abstract painting of loose pastel brushstrokes in pink, lilac and orange, with a white bird shape in the lower left.

Icarus

1940

Painting of two bare aspen trees in a muted winter landscape with snow, icy water and a distant pale forest.

Aspens

1893

Painting of tall umbrella pines beside a green lawn under a pale blue sky, with dark trees behind.

Umbrella Pines, Villa Borghese

1898

Loose impressionist beach scene with a nude figure near the surf, blue sea, distant hills and a small sailboat under a pale s

Ball Game (Forte dei Marmi)

1909

Loose painting of a woman with hair pulled back, shown in blue and pink tones against a pale blue background.

Self-Portrait

1916

Portrait of the Artist’s Mother

1896

Misty lakeside landscape with pale willow trees reflected in still water and a distant wooded shore, painted in soft greens a

Lakeside Landscape

1937

Oil portrait of a woman with dark hair and a dark dress, head bowed, against a grey background.

Ingeborg von Alfthan

1894

Loose impressionist painting of a seated figure in blue beneath green trees, with lavender and ochre light and a pale blue sk

On the Beach, Forte dei Marmi

1913

Loose, textured painting in lilac and blue of a harbor with sailboat masts and their reflections in the water.

Port

1910

The Violin Player

1896

Dim painting of a woman leaning on a theatre balcony rail, with audience faces emerging from shadow behind her.

In the Theatre

1903

Two bare aspen trees stand before a frozen grey-blue water surface and a snowy hillside in a muted winter landscape.

Aspens

1891

Painting of a young woman in a red blouse reading a book while seated in a brown armchair.

Tytönkuva

1889

Soft grey and brown drawing of a boy's head, eyes cast downward, with a fringe of dark hair against a muted background.

Head of a Boy

1894