Artist: Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Date: 1895
Size: 14 x 16 cm
Museum: Ateneum Art Museum (Helsinki, Finland)
Technique: Print
In late 1894, Akseli Gallen-Kallela went to Berlin to learn the basics of printmaking, which was enjoying a new vogue due to the popularity of Japanese woodcuts and the decorative Art Nouveau style. His trip was cut short when his daughter Marjatta died of diphteria in March 1895. The Flower of Death is a memorial to her. It was carved onto a disc of pine wood, soft and coarse-grained, yet the print is subtle and delicate. The attached poem is by the artist himself:
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