Fine Art

Symbolisme

Images oniriques et mystérieuses tirées du mythe, de la religion et de la littérature, où l'imagination prime sur l'observation pour évoquer idées, émotions, amour et mort.

A central figure with a knowing gaze, surrounded by pink blooms and peacock feathers, offering a golden fruit and raising a glass.

L'enchanteresse

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A rugged figure with wild hair and beard, embodying the legendary Väinämöinen against a green thicket background.

Uljaska comme modèle pour Väinämöinen

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A commanding figure in a crimson cloak stands at the edge of a shore, surrounded by a worried crowd as a boat prepares to depart.

Le départ de Väinämöinen

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A dramatic sky filled with billowing clouds above a serene lake, reflecting the clouds' shapes in ripples of blue and white.

Tours de nuages

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A painter's work table cluttered with papers, brushes, a skull, and a pink rose.

Table de travail d'Axel Gallén à Paris

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A profile portrait of Greta Ahlman against a deep blue background, showcasing her lace collar and turquoise brooch.

Portrait de Greta Ahlman

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

This painting depicts two women bathing in a serene landscape.

Femmes se baignant, Åsgårdstrand

Edvard Munch

A lone figure with a raised horn, accompanied by a horse and a dog, set against an ochre and frost palette.

Kullervo part pour la guerre, esquisse

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A girl sits barefoot in a dense forest, her gaze defiant as she clutches a scrap of cloth amidst tangled undergrowth.

Perdu

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Henri Rivière's 'Barberaz' captures a serene landscape with a focus on nature.

Barberaz

Henri Rivière

A white-bearded man in a loose robe plays a kantele on a rock, surrounded by ethereal figures and swans in a serene landscape.

Väinämöinen jouant

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

This artwork is an illustration for Louis Couperus's book 'Extaze'.

Conception de bande pour; Louis Couperus, Extaze; un livre de bonheur

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst

A winter night scene depicting a house with warm orange light spilling from its windows against a cold blue and grey backdrop.

Scène nocturne de Malmi

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A young girl with a thoughtful expression, wearing a white dress and a blue ribbon, with a model ship above her head.

Tête d'une fille, Petite Anna

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A tall, unfinished figure in earthy reds stands against a vibrant forest, with figures below in contrasting colors.

Le Kalevala complet, esquisse. Väinämöinen chantant.

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A woman in thought with blue eyes and a furrowed brow, hands pressed together against a mottled green background.

Portrait de l'actrice Ida Aalberg

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A knight on a charging horse confronts a coiled snake amidst flames and smoke.

Chevalier et le roi serpent, illustration pour Sept frères

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A vibrant scene featuring two women in red and purple, moving purposefully against a backdrop of ochre earth and shadowed figures.

Enterrement

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A boy ties a budding branch while two children watch in a serene spring landscape.

Printemps, étude pour les fresques du mausolée Jusélius

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A tense figure with a raised axe herding wild beasts in a stormy landscape.

Kullervo gardant ses troupeaux sauvages

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A slender branch with pale blossoms above deep blue water, with hills and thunderclouds in the background.

Nuages d'orage à l'horizon

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A winter scene depicting heavy snow on tree branches in a northern forest.

Hiver, étude pour les fresques du mausolée Juselius

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A group of white-clad figures moves across a snowy ridge, set against a vast winter landscape with cool shadows and sparse trees.

Fantaisie de février

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A close-up of Edvard Munch's face, illuminated by golden light and shadow, with a contemplative expression.

Portrait d'Edvard Munch

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A shepherd boy stands by a flickering firelight, sounding a horn across a lake with trees and a colorful dusk sky in the background.

Garçon berger de Paanajärvi

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A girl stands on a rocky shore, her skirt billowing and hair swept by the wind, with a focused expression.

Une fille debout dans le vent

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A triptych featuring a young woman at a forest edge, a figure emerging from a lake, and a contemplative nude by the water.

Triptyque d'Aino

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A double scene with figures disembarking from a boat on the left and men sharing stories by a campfire on the right.

Lönnrot et chanteurs de runes, peintures esquisses sur les murs de la salle de festival de l'Université d'Helsinki

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A haunting figure presides over a river filled with indistinct, writhing bodies, evoking themes of mortality and fate.

Rivière des morts

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A mask-like face painted in blue with reddish hair, set against a stormy ochre and gold background.

Femme babylonienne

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Akseli Gallen-Kallela's sketch features a model with a playful gaze, relaxed pose, and a cluttered studio background.

Démasquée, esquisse

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A boy ties a budding branch to a birch, watched by two children and a woman in dark dress, surrounded by a tranquil northern landscape.

Printemps

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A forest scene with golden leaves and a single sapling amidst blue-green needles and mist.

Forêt d'automne

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A young woman swims in a northern lake, pursued by an older man in a boat, creating a dramatic tension.

Aino

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A deep blue sky with swirling clouds and five bright stars forming the Southern Cross over a simplified landscape of ochre earth and violet hills.

La Croix du Sud sur l'Afrique

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Edvard Munch's *Bathing Girls* depicts young women enjoying a serene moment by the water.

Filles se baignant

Edvard Munch

A mother gently gazes at her infant daughter in a richly detailed studio setting.

Madone

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A solitary lamp glows at the riverbank, casting yellow light on the dark waters of the Danube in Budapest.

Lumières nocturnes se reflétant sur le Danube, Budapest

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A man in white ploughs a field filled with writhing vipers, with a horse recoiling in tension against the backdrop of autumn trees.

Ilmarinen laboure un champ de vipères

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A bare-chested youth stands in a dark forest, head bowed, gripping a red sword, surrounded by skulls and pink blossoms.

Kullervo plein de regrets

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A figure seen from behind with arms raised skyward against a backdrop of swirling clouds.

Sans titre

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A portrait of Mrs. Storck-Hertoghe by Léon Spilliaert.

Portrait de Mme Storck-Hertoghe

Léon Spilliaert

A figure in a raw, sculptural pose, arms raised and hands over the face, set against a dark background with red shapes.

Désespoir, étude

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A winter landscape with snow-laden branches leaning forward, creating an intimate yet monumental atmosphere.

Hiver

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A mythological figure with a furrowed brow and white beard, set against a swirling background of green and blue.

Tête de Väinämöinen

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A man in white stands at the edge of a river blazing with fire, a spectral bird above him.

Lemminkäinen au fleuve de feu

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Gustav Klimt's *Beethovenfries* features a vibrant depiction of art and music.

Beethovenfries; ‘Les Arts’, ‘Chœur du Paradis’ et ‘Étreinte’ (Panneau 8, mur long droit)

Gustav Klimt

A trio of shadowy figures in an archway, with a cloaked presence supporting a nude figure, and a robed woman above on a golden sphere.

Besnard La Pensée DECOP00A(04) Petit Palais 01

Albert Besnard

Franz von Stuck's 'Kampfende Faune' depicts two fawns in a dynamic struggle.

Faunes combattants

Franz von Stuck

A still life painting featuring a carafe on a nightstand by Léon Spilliaert.

Carafe sur la table de nuit

Léon Spilliaert

A painting depicting a cloud filled with angels in soft, bright colors.

Nuage d'Anges

Hans Thoma

Alfred Ost's painting 'Bestormers van het lot' explores themes of fate and struggle.

Assaillants du destin

Alfred Ost

This painting features an unknown woman with intricate patterns in her attire.

Portrait d'une femme inconnue (Mme Heymann)

Gustav Klimt

Henri Rivière's painting 'Biot' captures a serene landscape with a dreamlike quality.

Biot

Henri Rivière

A theater scene with a chandelier, a performer on stage, and an animated audience in black coats and white collars.

La Première Représentation de Hernani

Albert Besnard

A painted dome featuring mythological figures and dramatic scenes in vibrant colors.

Besnard Quatre panneaux la décoration de la coupole du vestibule d'honneur du Petit Palais PP DECOP00A Petit Palais 01

Albert Besnard

A luminous figure twists gracefully from darkness, embodying energy with streaming hair and an electric pose.

Albert (Paul Besnard dit) Esquisse pour le salon des Sciences de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris, L'Electricité

Albert Besnard

A radiant female figure leads a procession, scattering brilliance in a swirling vision of allegory and movement.

Albert (Paul Besnard dit) Esquisse pour l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris, La Vérité entraînant les Sciences à sa suite répand sa lumière

Albert Besnard

A knight on a white horse confronts a dragon beneath a cathedral, with a crowned woman and angels in the clouds above.

Besnard La Mystique ou l'Art chrétien DECOP00A(03) Petit Palais 01

Albert Besnard

A vibrant crowd with raised arms and tricolor sashes surges toward a central monument, embodying revolutionary fervor.

Albert (Paul Besnard dit) Esquisse pour la mairie du 4ème , Le 14 juillet

Albert Besnard

A reclining figure crowned with autumn leaves, lifting grapes, contrasts with a monochrome scene of an elder and children.

Albert (Paul Besnard dit) Esquisse pour la mairie du 19ème arrondissement de la Ville de Paris , L'Automne

Albert Besnard

Two figures sit on cold stone steps, enveloped in shadow, with a sculpted angel above them.

Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 1er, L'Hiver, ou Le Soir de la vie

Albert Besnard

A swirl of cloud and color lifts entwined figures skyward, with putti tumbling through the heavens above.

Besnard La Matière DECOP00A(02) Petit Palais 01

Albert Besnard

A nun comforts a reclining patient in a winter scene, with a cloaked figure tending a brazier nearby.

Albert (Paul Besnard dit) Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 19ème arrondissement de la Ville de Paris , L'Hiver

Albert Besnard

Two youthful figures rise with the dawn, surrounded by blossoming trees and birds.

Albert (Paul Besnard dit) Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 1er , Le Printemps ou le matin de la vie

Albert Besnard

A reclining woman draped in sunlight-patterned cloth gazes back, accompanied by a mask with wild features.

Esquisse pour la mairie du 19ème arrondissement de la Ville de Paris, L'Été

Albert Besnard

A single figure twisting through earthy tones, merging with swirling currents on the canvas.

Esquisse pour le salon des Sciences de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris, La Météorologie

Albert Besnard

A woman reclines in bed, gazing at an infant held by another figure, surrounded by floral motifs heralding spring.

Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 19ème arrondissement, Le Printemps

Albert Besnard

A vibrant sketch depicting figures in classical robes amidst swirling movement and light, symbolizing celebration and union.

Albert (Paul Besnard dit) Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 19ème arrondissement de la Ville de Paris , Le T

Albert Besnard

A winged horse and luminous figures emerge from clouds, with a nude woman reaching towards a muscular figure on Pegasus.

Besnard La Plastique ou l'Art antique DECOP00A(01) Petit Palais 01

Albert Besnard

The painting depicts a personification of August, surrounded by seasonal elements.

Allégorie d'août

Hans Thoma

Odilon Redon's 'Christ and the Samaritan Woman' features a serene depiction of a biblical scene.

Christ et la femme samaritaine (Le bouquet de fleurs blanches)

Odilon Redon

This painting explores themes of tradition, creativity, and recognition.

Tradition, force créatrice et reconnaissance

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst

A woman in a purple scarf poses gracefully, surrounded by intricate patterns.

Dame avec écharpe violette

Gustav Klimt

Edvard Munch's *Den Norske Kunstudstilling, Charlottenborg* captures a vibrant art exhibition scene.

L'Exposition d'Art Norvégien, Charlottenborg

Edvard Munch

Desire by Arnold Peter Weisz-Kubínčan explores emotional themes through vivid imagery.

Désir

Arnold Peter Weisz-Kubínčan

A depiction of Wotan surrounded by wolves, showcasing vibrant colors and mystical elements.

Décembre (Wotan avec des loups)

Hans Thoma

Franz von Stuck's 'Entwurf für eine Allegorie der Goldschmiedekunst' explores themes of craftsmanship and artistry.

Conception pour une allégorie de l'orfèvrerie

Franz von Stuck

A solitary figure of a farmer against the backdrop of dusk.

Agriculteur ou Soir

Gustave Van de Woestijne

A painting by Arnold Peter Weisz-Kubínčan depicting a female figure representing wind.

Figure féminine (Vent)

Arnold Peter Weisz-Kubínčan

A striking portrait of Andrew Carnegie by Léon Spilliaert.

Portrait d'Andrew Carnegie

Léon Spilliaert

A vivid painting depicting figures at the edge of a roaring waterfall.

La cascade

Nils Dardel

Henri Rivière's 'Morgat' captures a serene marine landscape.

Morgat

Henri Rivière

Edvard Munch's 'Spring' captures the essence of the season with vibrant colors and organic forms.

Printemps

Edvard Munch

A painting of a lighthouse by Léon Spilliaert.

Le phare

Léon Spilliaert

A figure in luxurious robes gazes dreamily, surrounded by intricate patterns and fantastical architecture.

Le rêveur de rêves

Edmund Dulac

A young woman lifts her arm, letting her hair fall through her fingers, surrounded by a dark leafy background.

Fille arrangeant ses cheveux

Abbott Handerson Thayer

A painting by Louis Soutter depicting a figure in a dreamlike landscape.

Vers l'inconnu, il est mort

Louis Soutter

The painting depicts a personification of February with winter elements.

Allégorie de février

Hans Thoma

A blind violin player captured in a moment of musical anticipation.

Étude pour ‘Le violoniste aveugle’

Gustave Van de Woestijne