Albert Edelfelt
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Albert Edelfelt | |
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 Self portrait (ca. 1887–90) | |
| Born | Albert Gustaf Aristides Edelfelt 1854 Porvoo, Finland |
| Died | 18 August 1905 |
| Nationality | Finland |
| Occupation | painter |
Albert Gustaf Aristides Edelfelt (21 July 1854 – 18 August 1905) was a Finnish painter.
Biography
Albert Gustaf Aristides Edelfelt was born on 21 July 1854 in Porvoo, Finland, the son of Carl Albert Edelfelt, an architect, and Alexandra Edelfelt (née Brandt). His parents were Swedish-speaking Finns. He began his formal studies of art in 1869 at the Drawing School of the Finnish Art Society, and continued as a student of Adolf von Becker (1871-1873). He studied history painting at the Antwerp Academy of Art (1873-1874) before becoming a pupil of Jean-Léon Gérôme at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris (1874-1878). In Paris he shared a studio with the American, Julian Alden Weir, who introduced him to John Singer Sargent. Later he studied at Saint Petersburg (1881-1882).
Edelfelt admired the poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg, who was a friend of the family. The company of Runeberg had a lasting impact on Edelfelt, who from time to time turned to scenes from Finnish history in his paintings. Edelfelt went on to illustrate Runeberg's epic poem The Tales of Ensign Stål.
He married Baroness (friherinnan) Ellan de la Chapelle in 1888, and they had one child.
Edelfelt was one of the first Finnish artists to achieve international fame. He enjoyed considerable success in Paris and was one of the founders of the Realist art movement in Finland. He influenced several younger Finnish painters and helped fellow Finnish artists such as Akseli Gallen-Kallela to make their breakthrough in Paris. Among his students was Léon Bakst.
150th Anniversary Celebrations
Albert Edelfelt was selected as the main motif in a Finnish commemorative coin celebrating the 150th anniversary of his birth, the €100 Albert Edelfelt and painting commemorative coin, minted in 2004. The reverse shows an embossed face of the artist.
Paintings
- Queen Blanka (1877)
- Duke Karl Insulting the Corpse of Klaus Fleming (1878)
- A Child's Funeral (1879)
- Under the Birches (1881)
- Virginie (1883)
- At the sea (1883)
- Boys on the Shore (1884)
- Portrait of Louis Pasteur (1885)
- Women of Ruokolahti on the Church Hill (1887)
- The Luxembourg Garden (1887)
- Christ and Mataleena (1890)
- Porilaisten marssi (1890)
- Portrait of Nicholas II of Russia (1896)
- Portrait of Aino Ackté (1901)
- Inauguration of the Academy of Turku (1904)
Gallery
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Portrait of Louis Pasteur -
Portrait of Leo Mechelin -
Portrait of Axel Lille -
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Duke Karl Insulting the Corpse of Klaus Fleming -
The Luxembourg Garden -
Conveying the Child's Coffin ; A Child's Funeral -
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Women of Ruokolahti on the Church Hill
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Under the Birches -
Parisian lady in a Peignoir -
Inauguration of the Academy of Turku Part 1 -
Inauguration of the Academy of Turku Part 2 -
Inauguration of the Academy of Turku Part 3
External links
- Template:En icon View some of his pictures (VaasaPages.com)
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