Portrait of painter Akseli Gallen-Kallela., Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1920

The portrait was painted on september 19, 1920. At that time, ilya repin was in helsinki at the invitation of the finnish intelligentsia. He recalled, "gallen came to me to pose with a large decanter of cognac in his pocket. " the portrait, painted in just one session, was donated to the ateneum museum. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1920. Dimensions: height: 100 cm (39.3 in); width: 81 cm (31.8 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Akseli Gallen-Kallela. Collection: Ateneum. Gallen-Kallela by Repin