Hugo Simberg

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Hugo Simberg

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Hugo Simberg (1873-1917) was a Finnish painter and graphic artist, a leading figure in Finnish Symbolism. His work is known for its symbolic use of dream worlds and multi-dimensional imagery that calls for interpretation .

Hugo Simberg Biography

• Born June 24, 1873 in Hamina, Finland
• From 1893 to 1897 he studied at the Drawing School of the Finnish Art Society .
• Studied at the Académie Colarossi in Paris from 1895 to 1897
• In the early 1900s, he returned to Finland and produced symbolist works.
• In 1910, he won the gold medal at the St. Petersburg Exhibition.
• Died on July 12, 1917 in Ahtari, Finland (aged 44)

Representative works

• The Wounded Angel (1903)
• The Garden of Death (1896)
• Frost (1895)
• Poor Devil (1897)

Simberg's style and achievements

Simberg's works are characterized by a dreamlike and fantastical worldview and symbolic expression. He produced many works that question the deep psychology of human beings and the meaning of existence by contrasting opposing concepts such as life and death, angels and demons, and nature and humans .

His masterpiece, "The Wounded Angel," depicts an angel with broken wings being carried by a group of boys, and its melancholy atmosphere and symbolic expression deeply move viewers. In "The Grim Reaper's Garden , " he depicts the Grim Reaper quietly tending the garden, expressing the fear of death as well as its tranquil beauty.

Simberg is a representative Finnish Symbolist painter, and his works are held in many museums, including the Finnish National Gallery. His works, with their unique poetry and symbolism, pose profound questions to us today.