◧ Artist: Albert Edelfelt (1854 - 1905)
◧ Country: Finland
◧ Title: [In the Outer Archipelago]
◧ Medium: Oil painting on canvas
◧ Painting Size: 86 × 146 cm
◧ Title: [In the Outer Archipelago]
◧ Medium: Oil painting on canvas
◧ Painting Size: 86 × 146 cm
◧ Museum: Ateneum, Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki
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◧ Country of Stamp Issue: Finland◧ Date of Issue: July 21, 1954
◧ Face Value: 25 Finnish Markka
◧ Issued to commemorate the 100th Birthday of Albert Edelfelt
◧ Issued to commemorate the 100th Birthday of Albert Edelfelt
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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 (1871–73). He studied history painting at the Antwerp Academy of Art (1873–74) before becoming a pupil of Jean-Léon Gérôme at the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris (1874–78). He sent his mother hundreds of letters when he was away.
In Paris, he shared a studio with the American Julian Alden Weir, who introduced him to John Singer Sargent.
Edelfelt was one of the first Finnish artists to achieve international fame. He enjoyed considerable success in Paris, including a gold medal at the Paris Universal Exposition of 1889. (excerpt from Artvee)
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