Ateneum | Elga Sesemann
October 27 @ 16:00 – 18:00
Join us at Ateneum, the Finnish National Gallery, in exploring the newly opened exhibition of Elga Sesemann’s works.
We will listen to an introduction of the exhibition, after which we will enjoy the exhibition itself.
Elga Sesemann’s (1922–2007) life story is an exceptional and interesting example of a professional woman artist making a career for herself in Finland. Sesemann and her family moved to Helsinki as evacuees from Vyborg during the Winter War. The artist’s very first solo exhibition in Helsinki, in 1945, immediately drew the attention of critics and the art audience. The young artist, then 23 years old, was a promising, original colourist, whose paintings were compared to those of Edvard Munch and Helene Schjerfbeck. Sesemann’s artistic oeuvre is extensive, and she enjoyed an active career, with her expression constantly evolving, until the mid-1990s.
Text and image: Ateneum
Ateneum | Elga Sesemann
Exhibition introduction and visit