Finland

  • Portrait of the Artist’s Wife Ellan Edelfelt (1896)

    Portrait of the Artist’s Wife Ellan Edelfelt (1896)

    Albert Edelfelt (Finnish, 1854–1905)

    A woman sits in soft light, her hands resting lightly in her lap. The folds of her dark dress contrast with the warm glow on her face, half-turned as if caught mid-thought. There’s quiet intensity in her gaze—not quite a smile, but something knowing, private.