Akseli Gallen-Kallela : une passion finlandaise
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Akseli Gallen-Kallela : une passion finlandaise
H. Cantz , Musée d'Orsay, c2011
- : édition française
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Art Museum, Helsinki, Sept. 22, 2011-Jan. 15, 2012 ; Musée d'Orsay, Paris, Feb. 7-May 6, 2012 ; Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, June 2-Sept. 9, 2012
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Throughout his life, Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931) took on artistic challenges in order to perfect an oeuvre comprising paintings, literature, prints, designs, and architecture, motivating himself to flights of creativity. Fascinated by the Finnish national epic Kalevala, he portrayed his ancestral landscapes, culture, and people in a manner that went beyond the connection to his own country, revealing a sophisticated cosmopolite. Through his studies in Paris in the eighteen-eighties, Gallen-Kallela developed close contacts to the European art scene: he participated in the 1900 Parisian World's Fair, belonged to the group of Brucke artists, and showed his work at the 1914 Venice Biennale. This publication takes a candid look at his oeuvre, which long served the cause of Finnish patriotism. In addition to approximately seventy paintings, this volume presents furniture and textile designs from a period spanning five decades. (German edition ISBN 978-3-7757-3231-4) Exhibition schedule: Helsinki City Art Museum, September 23, 2011-January 15, 2012 | Musee d' Orsay, Paris, February 7-March 6, 2012 | Museum Kunstpalast, Dusseldorf, June 1-September 2, 2012
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