This autumn, the National Gallery of Ireland will present an exhibition on one of the lesser-known treasures of European art - Finnish painting and printmaking of the turn of the nineteenth century.
Celebrating the highpoint of Finnish art, when the country was still a Grand Duchy of Russia, the exhibition will feature some 75 works which show a mix of native influences with international styles.
Paris, the artistic centre of late nineteenth-century Europe, had a profound impact on Finnish artists, most notably Albert Edelfelt (1854-1905) and Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931). Finnish landscape painting will be represented by, among others, Eero Järnefelt (1863-1937), and Väinö Blomstedt (1871-1947), who captured the country's distinctive forests, lakes and rivers in a uniquely heroic and symbolic manner.
The exhibition will also demonstrate how artists depicted legends and myths, with a particular emphasis on the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic. Finland's celebrated pavilion at the World Fair in Paris in 1900 will be documented with works by Pekka Halonen (1865-1933) and Juho Rissanen (1873-1950), which were purposely painted for this landmark occasion. The final part of the exhibition will present an overview of the various trends of early twentieth-century Modernism in Finland, including works from the Septem Group (Magnus Enckell, Yrjö Ollila, Ellen Thesleff and Verner Thomé) and the November Group (Tyko Sallinen, Marcus Collin and Alvar Cawén).
Northern Stars
Wed 08 Oct 2008 until Sun 01 Feb 2009
This autumn, the National Gallery of Ireland will present an exhibition on one of the lesser-known treasures of European art - Finnish painting and printmaking of the turn of the nineteenth century.
Celebrating the highpoint of Finnish art, when the country was still a Grand Duchy of Russia, the exhibition will feature some 75 works which show a mix of native influences with international styles.
Paris, the artistic centre of late nineteenth-century Europe, had a profound impact on Finnish artists, most notably Albert Edelfelt (1854-1905) and Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931). Finnish landscape painting will be represented by, among others, Eero Järnefelt (1863-1937), and Väinö Blomstedt (1871-1947), who captured the country's distinctive forests, lakes and rivers in a uniquely heroic and symbolic manner.
The exhibition will also demonstrate how artists depicted legends and myths, with a particular emphasis on the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic. Finland's celebrated pavilion at the World Fair in Paris in 1900 will be documented with works by Pekka Halonen (1865-1933) and Juho Rissanen (1873-1950), which were purposely painted for this landmark occasion. The final part of the exhibition will present an overview of the various trends of early twentieth-century Modernism in Finland, including works from the Septem Group (Magnus Enckell, Yrjö Ollila, Ellen Thesleff and Verner Thomé) and the November Group (Tyko Sallinen, Marcus Collin and Alvar Cawén).
Venue Information: National Gallery of Ireland
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