Akseli Gallen-Kallelan hautajaiset
From the collection of Finnish Heritage Agency
Dominant colour
From the collection of Finnish Heritage Agency
Dominant colour
Akseli Gallen-Kallelan hautajaiset is a work by Hugo Sundström, held at Finnish Heritage Agency.
This drawing shows a crowd gathered outside a church in Helsinki. The men wear dark suits and hats. Some hold tall black umbrellas. The women hold flowers and stand close together. The artist drew this scene right after Akseli Gallen-Kallela’s funeral in 1931. You can still feel the cold, wet day in the heavy lines and dark ink. Look up cross-hatching to see how Hugo Sundström used overlapping lines to shade this drawing.
