Anna Sahlstén

Anna Sofia Sahlstén (22 September 1859, Iisalmi – 21 August 1931, Helsinki) was a Finnish painter; primarily known for portraits and genre scenes.[1][2]

Anna Sahlstén
Sahlstén in the late 19th century
Born
Anna Sofia Sahlstén

(1859-09-22)22 September 1859
Iisalmi, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died21 August 1931(1931-08-21) (aged 71)
Helsinki, Finland
NationalityFinnish
Known forPainter

Biography
Young Sahlstén in 1877–78

Her father, Clas Vilhelm Sahlstén (1826–1897), was a Chamber Counselor who later became a writer. Her mother was Edla Elisabeth Heinricius. When she was eight, her family moved to Helsinki, where she attended a Swedish girls' school; receiving her certificate in 1877. She then studied at the Finnish Society Drawing School from 1877 to 1880, then at a private school operated by Adolf von Becker, from 1880 to 1882.[2]

She went to Paris in 1884, where she studied at the Académie Colarossi, from 1884 to 1885 and after getting a new stipend again in 1889–1890. Her teachers there included Gustave-Claude-Etienne Courtois, Paul-Louis Delance and Jean-André Rixens. During a study trip in 1896, she visited Berlin and St. Petersburg.[2][3]

She began teaching at the age of twenty-one and worked as a secondary school drawing teacher from 1882 to 1926.[4] She co-founded the Finnish Teachers' Drawing Association in 1906 and acted its first president 1906–1926.[2] She also started the association's own magazine, Stylus.

Sahlstén in 1923

After she retired from teaching, she wrote a two-act for children called Paimen-Pertti ja prinsessa Priscilla. She also developed a program to help children get food at school. In 1929, she worked on religious paintings at the church in Leppävaara.

Most of her works are folk scenes of people at work, in church or in their home. She later incorporated humorous elements into her work. Her paintings of coffee-drinking grandmothers have been used by the Paulig company, on a brand of coffee named after her.[3]

Selected works
  • Young Girl
    Young Girl
  • On the Way to Church, 1892
    On the Way to Church, 1892
  • Woman by the Window, 1893
    Woman by the Window, 1893
  • In the Hospital for Surgery, c. 1893
    In the Hospital for Surgery, c. 1893
  • Woman, 1894
    Woman, 1894
  • Passage, 1894
    Passage, 1894
  • Bread Worries, 1895
    Bread Worries, 1895
  • Coffee Granny, 1895
    Coffee Granny, 1895
  • By the Well of Runni [fi], 1898
    By the Well of Runni, 1898
  • Old Woman Stitching, 1900
    Old Woman Stitching, 1900
  • Man from Karelia, 1902
    Man from Karelia, 1902
  • At the Foot of the Cross
    At the Foot of the Cross

See also

References
  1. Väinämö, Rauni (26 August 1996). "Unohdettujen naistaiteilijoiden esiinmarssi jatkuu Iisalmessa Anna Sahlsten maalasi körttinaisia". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. Konttinen, Riitta (23 January 2015). "Sahlstén, Anna (1859–1931)". Kansallisbiografia. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  3. Laitinen-Littorin, Pauliina (6 May 2016). "Anna Sahlstén tuntee mummot ja maaseudun". Taloustaito. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. "Anna Sahlsten". Artist Register. Artists' Association of Finland. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  • Termonen, Teuvo: Suomalaista postikorttitaidetta (Finnish Postcard Art), Vol.4, pg.109. Suomen Postikorttiyhdistys Apollo, 2006. ISBN 952-91-9956-2
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