Albert EdelfeltFinlandia, 1854–1905Lady Writing a Letter
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Museo nazionale di Stoccolma
Stoccolma, Svezia
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This small painting by Edelfelt is a reminder of the central importance of hand-written letters and the writing desk in the bourgeois household. The glass inkwell on the table is open and the woman seems to be replying to a newly-opened letter, careful not to keep the sender waiting. A technically exquisite detail is the envelope in her hand, or, more specifically, how it appears translucent in the light.
Museo nazionale di Stoccolma
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- Museo nazionale di Stoccolma
- Immagine: Museo nazionale di Stoccolma — Public Domain Mark 1.0
Nel frattempo, nella vita di Albert Edelfelt
Tutta la vita1886
The Pasteur portrait triumphs at the Paris Salon
The portrait of Pasteur in his laboratory, painted in 1885 with the scientist — who had a good sense of public relations — helping to plan it, was a great success at the Salon of 1886 and became one of the most familiar images of him. It earned the painter the Legion of Honour.
1886 · Premio
Knight of the Legion of Honour
1888
Marries Baroness Ellan de la Chapelle
Edelfelt married Baroness Anna Elise “Ellan” de la Chapelle; they had known each other since childhood, but their marriage had little warmth.
23 novembre 1888
Son born: Erik Edelfelt
1889 · Premio
Officer of the Legion of Honour
