Artwork
"Satu seitsemästä sisaruksesta", luonnos Haeggströmin sisarusten ryhmämuotokuvaa (1862) varten
"Satu seitsemästä sisaruksesta", luonnos Haeggströmin sisarusten ryhmämuotokuvaa (1862) varten is an unspecified painting by Robert Wilhelm Ekman. It is held in the collection of the Finnish National Gallery. This 1862 work is a preparatory sketch for a group portrait of the Haeggström sisters.
About this work
Overview
This 1862 work is a preparatory sketch for a group portrait of the Haeggström sisters.
Subject & Meaning
The sketch depicts a woman reading to two children, with an angel above them and more angels in the background, symbolizing a spiritual or heavenly presence.
Technique & Style
The image exhibits contrasting techniques: the angel's arm appears stiff and overlaid, while the woman's face is rendered softly, with a blurred effect.
Context
The use of chiaroscuro, a technique involving strong contrasts between light and dark, is evident in this work, characteristic of older painting traditions.
Artist & collection
Artist
Robert Wilhelm Ekman (August 13, 1808 – February 19, 1873), a.k.a. R. W. Ekman, was a significant teacher and painter of the Finnish romantic portraits and early national romanticism.
Kreeta Haapasalo Playing the Kantele in a Peasant Cottage
Lepääviä maalaisia ja tanssivia lapsia
Italialainen mies lapsi käsivarrellaan
Talvikalastusta Turun linnan ulkopuolella
Turun palo
Pentti Lyytinen lukee runojaan savolaisessa pirtissä
Kreeta Haapasalo soittaa kannelta talonpoikaistuvassa
Kinkeripäivän aamuna
