Finnish National Gallery

Ferdinand von Wright

Ensi yllätys

Ferdinand was a recluse, he withdrew almost completely into the solitude of Haminanlahti. But even a life shared with the numerous brothers and sisters and other relatives seemed too restless at times. And so Ferdinand built a house of his own a stone's throw from his old home and gave it the characteristic name Lugnet, Peace. Accompanied by geese and pet doves Ferdinand painted pictures of the environment that he knew best. At times he compensated his lack of human relationships by transferring human events into the animal world. The Surprise (1880) is a pictorial fable typical of Ferdinand, in which a new-born calf amazes a flock of geese by its sudden appearance. [NEXT PAGE]

* The Biedermeier Era * B.A. Godenhjelm and C.E. Sjöstrand, the First Teachers at the Helsinki Drawing School * Berndt Abraham Godenhjelm : Omakuva pietarilaisessa työhuoneessa * Carl Eneas Sjöstrand : Kullervon surma * Kullervo katkoo kapalonsa * Robert Wilhelm Ekman : Ilmatar * Kreeta Haapasalo soittaa kannelta talonpoikaistuvassa * The Collection of the Finnish Art Society and the Idea of a Museum * Magnus von Wright : Pulska-alli * Sorsia * Wilhelm von Wright : Riippuvia sorsia * Magnus von Wright : Liljenstrandein talo talvella * Annankatu kylmänä talviaamuna * Ferdinand von Wright : Huuhkaja iskee jänikseen * Ensi yllätys * Haminanlahden puutarhassa * Taistelevat metsot

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Ferdinand von Wright, works at the collections