Akseli Gallen-Kallela
- 1865–1931
- 19th–20th century
- Finland
- Symbolism
Gallen-Kallela paints the Kalevala in hard northern light — flat bold colour, sharp outlines, black pines and frozen lakes, myth given the clarity of a poster.
Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865–1931) was a painter from Finland, associated with Symbolism.
A late-19th-century movement of dreams, myth, and inner emotion expressed through suggestive, evocative imagery. Symbolism →
More Symbolism painters: Gustav Klimt, Edvard Munch, Gustave Moreau, Harald Sohlberg.
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