GALLEN-KALLELA, AKSELI.

Author: Juha Ilvas, ed
Country: Finland
Language: English
Year Published: 1996
No. of pages: 408
Illustrations: 309 Color Illustrations. 90 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 14”x 8”
Weight: 5.00
ISBN: 9515308992
Biblio/Bio: Bibl. Bios. Cat. of exh.
Code: 2802

Price: $95.00

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931) is considered Finland’s national artist, a master of Realism and later of Neo-Romanticism, at once the patriotic creator of a vision of mythic Finland - in particular the Kalevala - and an artist with an acclaimed international reputation. A painter and graphic artist, designer and textile artist, architect and illustrator, he was endlessly versatile. This comprehensively researched book features beautiful reproductions of the great body of his work, with catalogue information for each one. Chapters include: The Young Gallen; The Milieu Portraits; Swan Symbolism; Lemminkäinen’s Mother; The Defense of the Sampo; In Africa; The Prints; The First Grand Master of Finnish Design; The Wanderer’s Homes. An exquisitely beautiful book!