Ellen Thesleff. I Paint Like a God

Ellen Thesleff (1869–1954) was amongst the most talented artists of the Finnish Golden Age. She was one of the first Finnish Symbolists and Expressionists – a master of colour, light and movement, earning recognition already during her lifetime. She was a cosmopolitan, as much at home in Finland, Paris or Florence. For her, the network of the international art world was a refuge, as was her summer studio Casa Bianca in Ruovesi’s Murole village, Finland.