Golden Age of Finnish Art

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File:Akseli Gallen-Kallela - Problem (Symposium).jpg
Problem (Symposium) depicting Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Oskar Merikanto, Robert Kajanus and Jean Sibelius, painted by Gallen-Kallela himself, 1894

The Golden Age of Finnish Art coincided with the national awakening of Finland, during the era of the Grand Duchy of Finland under the Russian Empire. It is believed to span an era from the late 19th Century to the early 20th Century, approximately 1880 to 1910.[1] The epic poetry form known as Kalevala, developed during the 19th Century, provided the artistic inspiration for numerous themes at the time, including in visual arts, literature, music and architecture;[2] however, the "Golden Age of Finnish Art" is generally regarded as referring to the realist and romantic nationalist painters of the time.[3] Notable figures of the time include Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Pekka Halonen, Albert Edelfelt, Jean Sibelius, Eino Leino, Helene Schjerfbeck, Emil Wikström, Eero Järnefelt and Eliel Saarinen.

Finnish art became more widely known in Europe at the Paris Exposition of 1900, where the Finnish pavilion was one of the most popular among the attendees.[4]

Artists

There were a number of notable visual artists who are considered to have been part of the Golden Age of Finnish Art.

Painters

The following list of painters does not include artists who are sometimes considered to be part of the Golden Age but generally largely predate it; several notable painters, such as Werner Holmberg, exist in this category.[5] Ferdinand von Wright, the notable Finnish artist whose 1886 The Fighting Capercaillies is considered a seminal Finnish painting, is also regarded as predating the Golden Age.[6][7][8] The numerous painters of the Düsseldorf school of painting, such as Berndt Lindholm, Hjalmar Munsterhjelm and Fanny Churberg, may be regarded as Golden Age painters; however, their work is generally associated with an earlier era of artistic development.[9][10][11]


Adolf von Becker, however, is regarded as a significant figure to the Golden Age, resulting from his education and tutelage of numerous artists of the era;[12] in addition, Robert Wilhelm Ekman, as an early and notable painter of Kalevala, laid the foundation for similar following works.[13]

Notable Golden Age painters
Artist Notable work
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Amélie Lundahl
(1850–1914)
[14][15][16]
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Breton Girl Holding a Jar, 1884 (fi)
150px
Maria Wiik
(1853–1928)
[17][18][19]
220px
Out into the World, 1889
150px
Albert Edelfelt
(1854–1905)
[20][21][22]
300px
Conveying a Child's Coffin (fi), 1879
150px
Gunnar Berndtson
(1854–1895)
[23][24][25]
300px
The Bride's Song, 1893 (fi)
150px
Anna Sahlstén
(1859–1931)
[26][27][28]
200px
Bread Worries, 1895
150px
Victor Westerholm
(1860–1919)
[29][30][31]
300px
Eckerö Post Quay, 1885 (fi)
150px
Elin Danielson-Gambogi
(1861–1919)
[32][33][34]
150px
Mother, 1893
150px
Helene Schjerfbeck
(1862–1946)
[35][36][37]
280px
The Convalescent (fi), 1888
150px
Venny Soldan-Brofeldt
(1863–1945)
[38][39][40]
200px
Antti, 1907
150px
Eero Järnefelt
(1863–1937)
[41][42][43]
280px
Under the Yoke (Burning the Brushwood) (fi), 1893
Akseli Gallen-Kallela.jpg
Akseli Gallen-Kallela
(1865–1931)
[44][45][35]
Gallen Kallela Lemminkainens Mother.jpg
Lemminkäinen's Mother, 1897
Pekka Halonen.jpg
Pekka Halonen
(1865–1933)
[46][45][47]
160px
The Mower Men, 1891 (fi)
150px
Ellen Thesleff
(1869–1954)
[48][49][50]
160px
Self-Portrait (fi), 1895
150px
Magnus Enckell
(1870–1925)
[51][52][53]
300px
Resurrection, Tampere Cathedral, 1907
150px
Dora Wahlroos
(1870–1947)
[54][55][56]
150px
By the Wash Basin, 1892
150px
Hugo Simberg
(1873–1917)
[45][57][35]
250px
The Wounded Angel, 1903

Sculptors

File:Kullervo puhuu miekalleen.jpg
Kullervo Speaks to His Sword by Swedish sculptor Carl Eneas Sjöstrand who lived in Finland for 40 years, 1932 bronze version (original plaster 1868)
Notable Golden Age sculptors
Artist Notable work
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Ville Vallgren
(1855–1940)
[58][59][60]
170px
Havis Amanda, 1908
150px
Emil Wikström
(1864–1942)
[61][62][63]
170px
Lantern Carriers (fi), 1914

Architects

File:Signelinna.jpg
Signelinna (Castle of Signe), Signe Hornborg, 1892
Notable Golden Age architects
Artist Notable work
150px
Lars Sonck
(1870–1956)
[64][65][66]
150px
Tampere Cathedral, 1907
150px
Wivi Lönn
(1872–1966)
[67][68][69]
270px
Tampere Central Fire Station, 1908
150px
Eliel Saarinen
(1873–1950)
[70][71][72]
Helsinki Railway Station 20050604.jpg
Helsinki Central railway station, 1909
150px
Herman Gesellius
(1874–1916)
[70][73][74]
260px
Wuorio House (Unioninkatu 30), 1909–1914
Armas Lindgren.jpg
Armas Lindgren
(1874–1929)
[70][75][76]
270px
Mannerheimintie 7, 1914
(also 5 together with Wivi Lönn)

See also

References

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