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Alfred William Finch
Alfred William Finch

Alfred William Finch

Belgian, 1854 –1930
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Alfred William (Willy) Finch was a ceramist and painter in the pointillist and Neo-Impressionist style. Born in Brussels to British parents, he spent most of his creative life in Finland.

Alfred William Finch was born on 28 November 1854 in Brussels, Belgium to British parents, Joseph Finch (a businessman) and Emma Finch (née Holach). He spent his youth in Ostende. When he was twenty-four he began studying for one year in Brussels at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts.

On 28 October 1883 he became a founding member of Les XX, a group of twenty Belgian painters, designers and sculptors, who rebelled against the prevailing artistic standards and outmoded academism. He was impressed by the works of Georges Seurat and Paul Signac and changed his own painting style from a more realistic approach into a pointillistic style. In the following years, Finch became one of the leading representatives of his style in Belgium, along with Théo van Rysselberghe.

During the early 1890s Finch switched careers from painting to pottery, upon the realization that he couldn't make a living by painting.

In 1897, invited by count Louis Sparre, Finch moved to Porvoo, Finland, to head the Iris ceramics factory, and influenced the development of the local Jugendstil. After the factory was closed, Finch resumed his painting career.

Finch died in Helsinki on 28 April 1930.

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Landschap met hooimijten

Landschap met hooimijten (1893)

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
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Landschap met bomen en figuur (De wilgen)

Landschap met bomen en figuur (De wilgen)

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
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Hooister

Hooister (1893)

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
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Gitaarspeler

Gitaarspeler (1893)

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
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De Thames te London

De Thames te London (1890-1891)

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
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Brussels stadsplein met koetsen en personages

Brussels stadsplein met koetsen en personages (1893)

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
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Boomgaard

Boomgaard (1893)

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
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Battersea Bridge London

Battersea Bridge London (1893)

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
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Slapende hond, paarden, kindje en andere kleine schetsen

Slapende hond, paarden, kindje en andere kleine schetsen (1893)

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
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Woman Seated

Woman Seated

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
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Tytön pää, puoliprofiilissa oikealle

Tytön pää, puoliprofiilissa oikealle

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
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Työmiehiä

Työmiehiä

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
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Selkäharjoitelma

Selkäharjoitelma

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
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Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait (1918)

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
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Seisova nainen

Seisova nainen

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
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Profile of a Woman

Profile of a Woman

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
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Malliharjoitelma, istuva nainen

Malliharjoitelma, istuva nainen

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
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Makaava malli

Makaava malli

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
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Lukeva nainen

Lukeva nainen

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
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Korituolissa istuva nainen

Korituolissa istuva nainen

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
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Istuva poika, harjoitelma

Istuva poika, harjoitelma

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
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Hevosharjoitelma

Hevosharjoitelma

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
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Botticelliharjoitelma

Botticelliharjoitelma

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
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Anatomisia ym. harjoitelmia

Anatomisia ym. harjoitelmia

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
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Alastonharjoitelma, istuva nainen

Alastonharjoitelma, istuva nainen

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
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