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Ellen Thesleff

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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

The Artist's Sister Gerda Thesleff

1889

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 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

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

Ingeborg von Alfthan

1894

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 girl in a white blouse holding a long pole, looking up toward a pale sky above trees and meadow.

Echo

1891

Loose painting of a woman with hair pulled back, turning toward the viewer against a blue background, wearing a blue top.

Ellen Thesleff Self-Portrait 1916

1916

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

Painting of a young woman with long brown hair and closed eyes, wearing a grey high-necked top against a warm ochre backgroun

Thyra Elisabeth

1891

Pen and ink sketch of a woman in a striped gown with cypress trees and a garden path behind her.

Nainen hameessa, harjoitelma

Loose pencil sketch of a female figure with one arm raised and head bowed, on cream paper.

Figuuriharjoitelma

Sacrificial Fire

1924

Miehen pää sivuprofiilissa, harjoitelma

Colour print of a multi-storey building with balconies above an arched stone bridge, in pink, orange, green and blue.

Firenze

1909

Loose graphite sketch of a swirling, dancing figure with overlapping contour lines on cream paper.

Harjoitelma

1948

Loose pencil sketch of a standing nude woman with arms raised overhead, on cream paper.

Alaston naisfiguuri, harjoitelma

1936

Woodcut print of a windswept rider on horseback with bold radiating lines and stylized rocky landscape.

Henkilöaihe

1908

Black and white woodcut of a bent mower with scythe in grass beside a hatted figure in a boat, dated 1924.

The Mower

1924

Loose pencil sketch of a woman in a bonnet with a curled collar ornament and a hand drawn in the lower left.

Naisfiguuri, harjoitelma

Teal and red woodcut print of a stylized figure with a feathered headdress, bird at shoulder, lettering POESI above.

Runous (Poesi)

1920

Soft brown and pink monotype-style portrait of a woman with flowers in her hair and a pink blossom bouquet below.

Elegy

1924

Kolme kasvoharjoitelmaa

Charcoal study of a nude woman seen from behind, standing beside a draped cloth, with dark hair pinned up.

Alaston nainen selin, malliharjoitelma

1891

Black printed bouquet of stylized flowers held by a simple figure on cream textured paper.

Kukkakimppu

1908

Charcoal sketch of a seated nude man seen from behind, wearing a cap, with knees drawn up.

Istuva alaston mies, malliharjoitelma

1891

Loose charcoal sketch of a figure with raised arms and wing-like curves on pale paper.

Harjoitelma (Ikaros?)

1950

Pencil study of a girl's head turned three-quarters, with long hair drawn back over her shoulder, on cream paper.

Tytön pää, harjoitelma

Circular print of colorful riverside houses and hillside buildings rendered in pink, yellow, blue and green tones.

Arno

1909

Colour print of a frontal female face with snake-like hair rendered in yellow, red and blue inks within a red border.

Medusa

1910

Alaston poika, malliharjoitelma

1892

Black woodcut portrait of a stylized face framed by a dark headscarf and flowing hair, on cream paper.

Naamio

1907

Loose grey line drawing of two dancing figures in a waltz pose with soft pink and turquoise washes.

Chopin's Waltz

Finland's Spring

1936

Small red and ochre print of a robed figure beside a flaming altar with sparks rising in the space between.

Sacrifial Fire

Charcoal sketch of a female figure with raised arms and head tilted back, loose sweeping lines on cream paper.

Star, sketch

1938

Blue bookplate print of a standing figure beside a tall sail, with the inscription Ex Libris Leonard Johansson below.

Ex Libris Leonard Johansson

1900

Alaston mies, malliharjoitelma

1892

Black and white woodcut of a dark forest with a curved arched gateway and a bright path leading toward the viewer.

Porttiholvi

1908

Pencil sketch of the leaning tower of Pisa with trees and small figures below, inscribed 'Pisa après imagination de moi'.

Pisan kellotorni

Charcoal drawing of a young woman's face gazing forward against a dark, hatched background.

Self-Portrait

1894

Grey woodcut-style print of a castle tower and small building on rocky ground beneath hanging stone formations, with green an

Olavinlinna Castle

Loose pencil sketch of a tall tree, small birds in the sky, and seated figures on a hillside.

Hahmoja luonnossa

1937

Woman's head