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His immense love for art begins as a teenager and his lyrical symbolism emphasizes the importance of wild nature in search of an artistic ideal at the heart of landscapes.
Seventy paintings illustrate his passion for his country with its dense forests and lakes that follow the rhythm of the seasons.
The flowering of spring, the fullness of summer, the colors of autumn, the snow and the rigidity of winter are all subjects that Akseli Gallen-Kallela illuminates with his northern light.
For the painter, the moon and the sun dance with the clouds on the limpid surface of icy waters in search of a gentle peace, an infinite tranquility far from cities and urban modernity.
Mary brodant sur le porche de Kaleda - vers 1897 © The Gallen Kallela Museum/ Jukka Paavola
