Ellen Thesleff
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Ellen Thesleff was a Finnish expressionist painter, regarded as one of the leading Finnish modernist painters.
Ellen Thesleff in 1890
"Echo" (1891)
Gunnar Berndtson
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Gunnar Fredrik Berndtson was a painter from the Grand Duchy of Finland who was noted for his attention to realistic detail.
Ellen Thesleff
…private lessons and then, in 1887, studied for two years at the Finnish Art Society Drawing School (now known as the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts) with Gunnar Berndtson. In 1891, Thesleff moved to Paris and enrolled into Académie Colarossi. Thesleff spent all of her life in Finland, France, and Italy, visiting Italy…
Portrait photograph, 1880s
Music in the Studio, 1878
Chess Players, 1878
Yes - No, Pause in the Studio, 1879