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Alfred William Finch

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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Portrait of Artist Magnus Enckell

Portrait of Artist Magnus Enckell (1915)

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
Krysanteemeja

Krysanteemeja (1927)

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
Still Life with Blue Figurines

Still Life with Blue Figurines

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
An August’s Night

An August’s Night (1898)

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
Stilleven met rog en haring

Stilleven met rog en haring (1880-1882)

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
Hevosharjoitelma

Hevosharjoitelma

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
Richmond, a River Landscape

Richmond, a River Landscape (1924)

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
Urajärven museo

Urajärven museo

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

Seisova nainen

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

Lukeva nainen

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
Rosehearty pier (Roseheartyn aallonmurtaja)

Rosehearty pier (Roseheartyn aallonmurtaja) (1910)

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
Laindon Hill II

Laindon Hill II (1905)

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

Anatomisia ym. harjoitelmia

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
Looen rantaa

Looen rantaa (1928)

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

Istuva poika, harjoitelma

Alfred William Finch (Belgian, 1854 –1930)
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