Albert Edelfelt
Albert Gustaf Aristides Edelfelt (born July 27, 1854 on Kiala gård near Porvoo , Finland , † August 18, 1905 in Haikko , Finland) was a Finnish-Swedish painter and graphic artist.
Edelfelt studied painting in Antwerp and Paris , received an award in Paris in 1880 for the painting Ett barns likfärd (funeral ride of a child) and was elected to the Russian Art Academy in 1881 - the Grand Duchy of Finland was then part of the Russian Empire . In 1895 Edelfelt was elected chairman of the Finnish artists' association.
Edelfelt mainly painted scenes from Finnish folk life. Edelfelt also distinguished himself as an illustrator of books. Edelfelt has numerous illustrations of Ensign Stahl by Johan Ludvig Runeberg in particular .
Works (selection)
Kuningatar Blanka - Blanche of Namur - 1877, Ateneum
Pariisin Luxembourgin puistossa - Jardin du Luxembourg Paris - 1887, Ateneum
Ruokolahden eukkoja kirkonmäellä - Women from Ruokolahti in front of the church - 1887, Ateneum
Lapsen ruumissaatto - Children's coffin 1879, Ateneum
Dam som skriver brev - woman writing a letter, 1887, Swedish National Museum
Web links
- Albert Edelfelt at Google Arts & Culture
- Finland celebrates its national artist Albert Edelfelt
- Works by Edelfelt in the Finnish National Gallery
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Edelfelt, Albert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Edelfelt, Albert Gustaf Aristides (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 27, 1854 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kiala gård near Porvoo , Finland |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 18, 1905 |
| Place of death | Haikko |