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In spring 1904, Axel Gallén, who was suffering from malaria, returned with his family from a trip to Vienna and Spain that had lasted several months. He rented a summer home called Lintula in Konginkangas. Behind him were large fresco paintings and several exhibitions at home and abroad. Now he longed for fresh air and simple country life to counterbalance the pulse of urban living and the sophisticated socialising of art circles.

The painting Lake Keitele is one of the interpretations of a bright summer day created at Lintula. As a counterbalance to the bright works, the artist also painted dark-toned, melancholic landscapes. The summer at Lintula spent with his family was a flash of light ...

1905
oil on canvas
53.0 x 67.0cm
Image © Tiina Rekola / Lahti City Museums

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