Artvee
  • Browse
    • Abstract
    • Figurative
    • Landscape
    • Religion
    • Mythology
    • Posters
    • Drawings
    • Illustration
    • Still Life
    • Animals
    • Botanical
    • Asian Art
  • Books
  • Artists
  • Explore
    • Topics
    • Culture
    • Movements
  • Highlights
  • Collections
  • Galleries
  • Artvee Pro
Login
Artvee
Menu
Akseli Gallen-Kallela - The Great Kalevala, Poem II, Väinämöinen and Eagle, sketch with signature.

The Great Kalevala, Poem II, Väinämöinen and Eagle, sketch with signature. (1925)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish, 1865 - 1931)
Facebook Twitter Pinterest
Favourite
Collect

Standard, 1800 x 1328px JPG, Size: 2.41 MB

Download

Max Size, 4642 x 3425px JPG, Size: 12.55 MB

Download
License: All public domain files can be freely used for personal and commercial projects.
Why is this image in the public domain?
The Artist died in 1931 so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries where the copyright term is the Artist's life plus 70 years or fewer.
Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Akseli Gallen-Kallela was a Finnish painter who is best known for his illustrations of the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic (illustration, below). His work is considered very important for the Finnish national identity. He changed his name from Gallén to Gallen-Kallela in 1907.

Gallen-Kallela was born Axel Waldemar Gallén in Pori, Finland in a Swedish-speaking family. His father Peter Gallén worked as police chief and lawyer. Gallen-Kallela was raised in Tyrvää. At the age of 11 he was sent to Helsinki to study at a grammar school, because his father opposed his ambition to become a painter. After his father's death in 1879, Gallen-Kallela attended drawing classes at the Finnish Art Society (1881–1884) and studied privately under Adolf von Becker.

In 1884 he moved to Paris, to study at the Académie Julian. In Paris he became friends with the Finnish painter Albert Edelfelt, the Norwegian painter Carl Dørnberger, and the Swedish writer August Strindberg. During this period he traveled back and forth between Finland and Paris.

He married Mary Slöör in 1890. The couple had three children, Impi Marjatta, Kirsti and Jorma. On their honeymoon to East Karelia, Gallen-Kallela started collecting material for his depictions of the Kalevala. This period is characterized by romantic paintings of the Kalevala, such as the Aino Myth, and by several landscape paintings, although by 1894 the influence of symbolism is heavily visible in his works.

More Artworks by Akseli Gallen-Kallela (View all 238 Artworks)

Self-portrait ’en face’

Self-portrait ’en face’ (1897)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish, 1865 - 1931)
Daddy reading the Story of Mirza and Mirjam for Little Saima

Daddy reading the Story of Mirza and Mirjam for Little Saima (1886)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish, 1865 - 1931)
Runonlaulaja Pahkomin talo Akonlahdelta

Runonlaulaja Pahkomin talo Akonlahdelta (1890)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish, 1865 - 1931)
Reino Vuolle, kaatunut jääkäri

Reino Vuolle, kaatunut jääkäri (1918)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish, 1865 - 1931)
The Forging of the Sampo, illustration for the Kalevala

The Forging of the Sampo, illustration for the Kalevala (1891)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish, 1865 - 1931)
Portrait of Professor E. R. Neovius

Portrait of Professor E. R. Neovius (1898)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish, 1865 - 1931)
The Brothers Skiing

The Brothers Skiing (1906)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish, 1865 - 1931)
Kunniaristi-luonnos 2

Kunniaristi-luonnos 2 (1918-1919)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish, 1865 - 1931)
The Artist’s Mother

The Artist’s Mother (1896)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish, 1865 - 1931)
Venetsian biennaalin ripustussuunnitelma

Venetsian biennaalin ripustussuunnitelma (1914)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish, 1865 - 1931)
Koru-Kalevala, The Illustrated Kalevala, experiments for Poem I and II

Koru-Kalevala, The Illustrated Kalevala, experiments for Poem I and II (1922)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish, 1865 - 1931)
Koru-Kalevala, The Illustrated Kalevala; sketches for Väinämöinen’s visit in Tuonela

Koru-Kalevala, The Illustrated Kalevala; sketches for Väinämöinen’s visit in Tuonela (1923)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish, 1865 - 1931)
The Great Kalevala, woodcut print of Väinämöinen and the eagle

The Great Kalevala, woodcut print of Väinämöinen and the eagle (1906-1930)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish, 1865 - 1931)
Sketch for the Praying Impene

Sketch for the Praying Impene (1907)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish, 1865 - 1931)
The Great Kalevala, sketch.

The Great Kalevala, sketch. (1925)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish, 1865 - 1931)
Load MoreLoading...
View all 238 Artworks

0 Artworks
Follow
Facebook Twitter Pinterest
Favourite
Collect

Standard, JPG, Size:

Download

Max Size, JPG, Size:

Download
License: All public domain files can be freely used for personal and commercial projects.
Why is this image in the public domain?
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Contact us
Artvee.com 2024 All Rights Reserved
We use cookies to improve your experience on our website. By browsing this website, you agree to our use of cookies.
More info Accept
  • Sign in
  • Browse
    • Abstract
    • Figurative
    • Landscape
    • Religion
    • Mythology
    • Posters
    • Drawings
    • Illustration
    • Still Life
    • Animals
    • Botanical
    • Asian Art
  • Artists
  • Books
  • Explore
    • Topics
    • Culture
    • Movements
  • Highlights
  • Collections
  • Galleries
  • Artvee Pro