Ville Vallgren

Ville Vallgren
Ville Vallgren in 1930
Born(1855-12-15)15 December 1855
Porvoo, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire (now Finland)
Died13 October 1940(1940-10-13) (aged 84)
Helsinki, Finland
NationalityFinnish
Known forSculpture

Carl Wilhelm "Ville" Vallgren (15 December 1855 – 13 October 1940) was a Finnish sculptor. His best-known work is the statue Havis Amanda in Helsinki.[1][2]

Biography

Havis Amanda, 1906 (reveal in 1908), his most famous work

He was born in Porvoo, and long resident in Paris, whither he went in 1878, after studying architecture in the Helsinki Polytechnic. He entered the École des Beaux-Arts, studied under Cavelier.[3][4][5]

In 1882 he married Swedish sculptor Antoinette Råström with whom he worked together. She died in 1911. The same year he married French opera singer and painter Madeleine Imbert-Rohan, but the marriage was rocky from the start and ended only two years later. That year in 1913 he moved back to Finland where he met and married his third wife, Finnish sculptor Viivi Paarmio.[3]

He died on 13 October 1940 in Helsinki, and he was buried in Porvoo.[6][7]

  • Portrait of Ville Vallgren, Ernst Josephson, 1880
    Portrait of Ville Vallgren, Ernst Josephson, 1880
  • Portrait photograph taken in 1891
    Portrait photograph taken in 1891
  • Working on the statue Echo with his sculptor wife Antoinette, Albert Edelfelt, 1886
    Working on the statue Echo with his sculptor wife Antoinette, Albert Edelfelt, 1886
  • Ville Vallgren and his wife Antoinette in 1903
    Ville Vallgren and his wife Antoinette in 1903
  • With his third wife, also sculptor Viivi in 1930
    With his third wife, also sculptor Viivi in 1930
  • His grave, with a crying angel sculpted by Viivi[7]
    His grave, with a crying angel sculpted by Viivi[7]

Works

His mirrors, figurines, lamp stands, urns, and candelabra established his reputation as a decorative artist. Of his statues and portraits, several are in New York City in the Vanderbilt collection, notably Death and Resurrection and A Breton Girl. His works in Finland include a Mariatta, in the Imperial Castle, and a Christ in the National Museum at Helsinki. The marble group Maternity is in the Museum of Arras, and a bronze statuette, Youth, in the Berlin National Gallery.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Neil Kent (2004). Helsinki: a cultural and literary history. Signal Books. ISBN 1-902669-74-6.
  2. ^ Littorin, Pauliina (21 January 2020). "Ville Vallgren – patinoitunut veistos on nyt trendikäs". Taloustaito. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b Supinen, Marja (22 April 2015). "Vallgren, Ville (1855 - 1940)". Kansallisbiografia. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  4. ^ Wahlström, Marko (15 December 2019). "Sisarukset loivat tarinan possuystävästä – Ville Vallgrenin elämä avautuu uudella tavalla". Itäväylä. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  5. ^ Mäkelä, Riitta (31 December 2003). "Ville yllytti herkutteluun". Kaleva. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  6. ^ Manninen, Antti (28 December 2008). "Kuvanveistäjä Ville Vallgren teki huikean uran Pariisissa". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  7. ^ a b Konttinen, Riitta (30 July 2007). "Vallgren, Viivi (1867 - 1952)". Kansallisbiografia. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  8. ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Vallgren, Villé" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.


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