Tony Robert-Fleury

Biography: Elisabeth Sonrel

Elisabeth Sonrel (1874-1953) was a French painter and illustrator, notable for her contributions to the Symbolist and Art Nouveau movements. Her…
Biography: Amélie Lundahl

Amélie Lundahl (1850-1914) was a prominent Finnish artist known for her delicate and emotive paintings, particularly her portraits and genre scenes.…
Inspiration: “Bad Conscience,” by Maria Wiik

Wiik was born in Helsinki. She was the daughter of architect Erik Johan Wik (or Wiik) (1804–1876) and his wife Gustava Fredrika…
Inspiration: “Summer Lush,” by Amelie Lundahl

Amélie Lundahl was the youngest of eleven children. Her mother died when she was three months old and her father, Abraham,…
Inspiration: “Apple Blossom,” by George Clausen

George Clausen was born in London on 18 April 1852, the son of a decorative artist of Danish descent. From 1867…
Biography: Pekka Halonen

Pekka Halonen, a name synonymous with the Finnish National Romanticism movement, is celebrated for his captivating and serene depictions of the…
Inspiration: “In The Orchard Spring,” by William Brymner

Born in Greenock, Scotland, the son of Douglas Brymner the first Dominion Archivist and Jean Thomson, he moved with his family to Melbourne, Canada East in 1857. In 1864, his…