Ellen Favorin | |
|---|---|
 Favorin in 1870s or 1880s | |
| Born | Elsa Favorin 31 December 1853 |
| Died | 27 November 1919 (aged 65) Lohja, Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Known for | Painting |
Elsa "Ellen" Favorin (31 December 1853 Kuorevesi – 27 November 1919 Lohja) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish painter.[1]
Biography
Her parents were Anders Abraham Favorin and Lovisa Ingman.[1] After attending the painting schools in Helsinki and Stockholm, she continued her studies in Munich, Düsseldorf and at the Académie Julien in Paris. She often painted landscapes and was one of the artists who joined Victor Westerholm in the artists' colony at Önningeby on the island of Åland.[2] She died together with her sister in a fire at their home in Lohja in 1919.[3]
Works
Geta Hill, 1899
Spring Landscape, c. 1900
Lake Scene
Strandscape
Lake Scene
Autumn Evening
Autumn Landscape
Spring Creek
References
- 1 2 Konttinen, Riitta (8 February 2008). "Favorin, Ellen (1853 - 1919)". Kansallisbiografia. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ↑ "Önningebykolonin - en bortglömd konstnärsgemenskap från landskapsmåleriets guldålder" (in Swedish). Tidskriften Skärgård, Årgång 24 Nr 4. 2001. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ↑ "Favorin, Ellen" (in Finnish). Kuvataiteilijamatrikkeli. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
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