Ellen Thesleff

Finnish · 1869–1954 · Painter, Printmaker

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Finnish painter (1869-1954)

Born 1869, HelsinkiDied 1954, HelsinkiOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q1192595 ↗ULAN 500096124 ↗Museum works 13

ExpressionismmodernismNaturalismSymbolism

Also known as E. Thesleff

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Ellen Thesleff, Aspens — **Aspens**1893
Finnish National Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Finnish National Gallery

Ellen Thesleff, Echo — **Echo**1891
Anders Wiklöf Collection ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Anders Wiklöf Collection

Ellen Thesleff, Self-Portrait — **Self-Portrait**1890
Finnish National Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Finnish National Gallery

Ellen Thesleff, The Violin Player — **The Violin Player**1896
Finnish National Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Finnish National Gallery

Ellen Thesleff, Spring Night — **Spring Night**1894
Finnish National Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Finnish National Gallery

Ellen Thesleff, Decorative Landscape — **Decorative Landscape**1910
Finnish National Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Finnish National Gallery

Ellen Thesleff, In the Theatre — **In the Theatre**1903
Finnish National Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Finnish National Gallery

Ellen Thesleff, Umbrella Pines, Villa Borghese — **Umbrella Pines, Villa Borghese**1898
Finnish National Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Finnish National Gallery

Ellen Thesleff, At the Seashore — **At the Seashore**1925 · color woodcut
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Artist — Open Access (CC0)

Ellen Thesleff, Girl's Head — **Girl's Head**1924 · color woodcut
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Ellen Thesleff, View of Florence, Italy — **View of Florence, Italy**1925 · color woodcut
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Artist — Open Access (CC0)

Ellen Thesleff, Boating — **Boating**1925 · color woodcut
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Artist — Open Access (CC0)

Ellen Thesleff, In a Garden — **In a Garden**1925 · color woodcut
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

Related artists — Finnish, born 1844–1894