H.F. ANTELL AND THE ANTELL DELEGATION/ H.F. ANTELL JA ANTELLIN VALTUUSKUNTA.

Author: Talvio, Tuukka
Country: Finland
Language: Finnish/ English summary
Year Published: 1993
No. of pages: 189
Illustrations: 70 Color Illustrations. 48 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 9”x 7”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 9519075607
Biblio/Bio: Index. Bibl. Bio.
Code: 4480

Price: $49.50

H.F. Antell (1847-1893), a Finnish physician living in Paris, used his considerable wealth to collect coins, antiquities and art, many of which are now found in the National Museum of Finland and the Finnish National Gallery. This book contains his biography and a history of the acquisitions made by the Antell Delegation, a body of trustees appointed in 1894 to manage the capital and collections. His magnificent collection, as presented here, contains: paintings by Nordic artists such as Edelfelt, Gallen-Kallela, Karl Isaksson, Magnus Enckell, Pekka Halonen, Ernst Josephson, Zorn, Munch; paintings by Van Gogh, Cezanne, Gauguin, Sérusier and Signac; a variety of other intriguing objects ranging from Japanese prints, Native American pottery and Siberian idols to Finnish rugs, Biedemeier silver, and Chinese silk costumes; and much more.