Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Albert Edelfelt 
1859 - 1924)

Albert Gustaf Aristides Edelfelt was a Finnish painter noted for his naturalistic style and Realist approach to art. He lived in the Grand Duchy of Finland and made Finnish culture visible abroad, before Finland gained independence. He was considered the greatest Finnish artist of the second half of 19th and the first half of the 20th centuries, and one of the most prominent contributors to the Golden Age of Finnish Art.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Edelfelt

Kaukola Ridge at Sunset
1890
Oil on canvas
116.5 × 83 cm
Ateneum art museum, Helsinki, Finland
https://www.kansallisgalleria.fi/en/object/482255

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