Ellen Thesleff (1869-1954) FINISH PAINTER

Ellen Thesleff (1869-1954) was a Symbolist even before she went to Paris; simplicity and lyricism were inherent attributes of her art. While in Paris a soft greyish tonality and quiet chiaroscuro became predominant in her paintings. Symbolist fantasies à la Magnus Enckell were not for Ellen Thesleff. Her subject-matter consisted of simpler and more unassuming themes, without the ’strange contemplations’ that she encountered in the works of her fellow artists.