Dora Wahlroos
Dora Wahlroos | |
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Born | Anna Dorothée Wahlroos 19 December 1870 |
Died | 21 March 1947 Kauniainen, Finland | (aged 76)
Nationality | Finnish |
Known for | Painting |
Movement | en plein air |
Anna Dorothée (Dora) Wahlroos (19 December 1870 Pori – 21 March 1947 Kauniainen) was a Finnish painter who participated in the painting movement en plein air towards the end of the 19th century.[1][2][3]
Biography
She was born in Pori to province land surveyor Johan Henrik Wahlroos and Dorothée Augusta Henrietta Fehn.[1] She studied at the Turku Drawing School in 1886–1888 and under Victor Westerholm in 1889–1890. She was one of the artists who joined Westerholm in the artists colony at Önningeby on the island of Åland.[1][4][5]
She was accepted to the
In August 1900 she traveled to Paris for the 1900 Paris Expedition, and from there she headed to the village of Antignano in Livorno, Italy, where Elin Danielson-Gambogi was living with her husband Raffaello Gambogi. It turned into a slight misadventure for her as Raffaello fell deeply in love with her. She returned to Finland and sent back the letters he had sent unopened.[1] She became less outward after this, spending more time with her family first in Turku and then in Kauniainen, where they bought a villa.[1] Still, her use of color changed after the trip, becoming more vibrant. She is known to have admired to strong use of color by Raffaello.[1]
She studied more at
Works
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Self-Portrait, 1889
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By the wash basin, 1892
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Emil Wikström in His Studio in Paris, 1892
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Longing, 1892
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Mother and Children, 1894
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Inspiration, 1895, self-portrait
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Evening at Pargas, 1898
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Motif from Italy
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Portrait of Reinhold Hausen , 1913
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Portrait of a Lady, 1913
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A Boy and a Boat by the Shore
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Self-Portrait, 1943
See also
- Golden Age of Finnish Art
- Art in Finland
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Konttinen, Riitta (1 March 1998). "Wahlroos, Dora (1870 - 1947)". Kansallisbiografia. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Dora Wahlroos – kultakauden unohdettu lahjakkuus". Naisten Ääni. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ Sundell, Dan (7 March 2008). "En obemärkt målarinna ställs ut" (in Swedish). HBL.fi. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ "Unohdettu Dora Wahlroos". Helsingin Sanomat. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Önningebykolonin - en bortglömd konstnärsgemenskap från landskapsmåleriets guldålder" (in Swedish). Tidskriften Skärgård, Årgång 24 Nr 4. 2001. Retrieved 28 March 2017.