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From the collection of Finnish National Gallery
Dominant colour
Kreeta Haapasalo soittaa kannelta is an unspecified by Robert Wilhelm Ekman, held at Finnish National Gallery.
This painting shows four people in a dim, wood-paneled room. A woman in dark clothes sits at a small table, holding a round object like a drum. Two children stand nearby—one leans on the table, the other holds a baby. A boy crouches in the corner, looking down. The lighting is low, with shadows making faces and objects stand out. The woman’s hands and the table’s surface are painted with thick, textured strokes, giving them a three-dimensional look. This technique makes the scene feel almost tangible. Look up impasto to see how artists use thick paint like this.
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.
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