Artist
Oskar Nylander
Oskar Nylander is an artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Finnish National Gallery.
Oskar Nylander spent his life in Oulu, Finland, painting portraits of local officials so stiffly formal they look like they’ve just sat down for a mugshot. In 1856 he captured Oulun kaupunginvoudin Jacob Forssin mid-yawn, lace collar slack, eyes half-lidded—proof that even 19th-century Finnish bureaucrats could look bored. Find his painting at the Oulu Museum of Art and stare long enough to see the sitter blink.
Works by Oskar Nylander
Collections represented
Museum
Finnish National Gallery is the largest art museum institution of Finland. It consists of the Ateneum, an art museum; Kiasma, a contemporary art museum; and the Sinebrychoff Art Museum, a historic…