Artwork
Asetelma
Asetelma is an unspecified painting by Ilmari Aalto. It is held in the collection of the Finnish National Gallery.
About this work
Overview
Asetelma is a painting depicting a still life arrangement on a table.
Subject & Meaning
The still life features a large clay jar with inscriptions, accompanied by fruit and other objects, set against a blue-green wall with a stack of red volumes or boxes behind the jar.
Technique & Style
The painting is characterized by thick, bold brushstrokes and vibrant colors, with an emphasis on capturing shapes and colors rather than precise details, utilizing impasto technique to achieve a textured effect.
Artist & collection
Artist
Ilmari Aalto made bold, angular paintings in the Finnish Expressionist style. His Kubistinen sommitelma and Asetelma, kannu, ruukku, pullo ja omenoita show lush colors and simplified shapes that push objects toward…
