Ellen Favorin

Ellen Favorin
Favorin in 1870s or 1880s
Born
Elsa Favorin

(1853-12-31)31 December 1853
Kuorevesi, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire (now Finland)
Died27 November 1919(1919-11-27) (aged 65)
Lohja, Finland
NationalityFinnish
Known forPainting

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
    Geta Hill, 1899
  • Spring Landscape, c. 1900
    Spring Landscape, c. 1900
  • Lake Scene
    Lake Scene
  • Strandscape
    Strandscape
  • Lake Scene
    Lake Scene
  • Autumn Evening
    Autumn Evening
  • Autumn Landscape
    Autumn Landscape
  • Spring Creek
    Spring Creek

References

  1. ^ a b Konttinen, Riitta (8 February 2008). "Favorin, Ellen (1853 - 1919)". Kansallisbiografia. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Önningebykolonin - en bortglömd konstnärsgemenskap från landskapsmåleriets guldålder" (in Swedish). Tidskriften Skärgård, Årgång 24 Nr 4. 2001. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Favorin, Ellen" (in Finnish). Kuvataiteilijamatrikkeli. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
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