The Attack (painting)
Finnish painting symbolizing resistance against Russian oppression.
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The painting became one of the most famous Finnish paintings and spread as prints across Finland.[1][2] The work titled "The Attack" (known in Finnish as "Hyökkäys") was created by Edvard Isto, a Finnish artist, and dates to 1899.[1][2]
Quick Facts
- Artist
- Edvard Isto
- Completed
- 1899
- Medium
- Painting
- Nationality
- Finnish
Facts from the source article.
Biology and range
After the gendarmerie learned of the painting, Isto escaped to Germany via Sweden with the painting and its prints.[3] The year 1899, when the painting was finished, coincided with Emperor Nicholas II's issuance of the February Manifesto.[2] Emmi Ajo, who was married to Isto's friend Benjamin Ajo, proposed the painting's title.[2] Emma Kyöstäjä, a native of Alatornio like Isto, served as the model for the artwork.[3]
In Berlin, the Meissenbach & Rippart press created more than ten thousand rotogravure photographic reproductions, each measuring 48 × 37.5 cm with a picture size of 30 × 21.5 cm.[3] Postcards were issued in at least six editions, including one version with Russian text.[3]
What the specialist sources record
That businessman later gave the painting to municipal official Niilo Helander in Heinola.[3] A few years afterward, Isto attempted to dispose of the painting through a lottery; however, the woman in Helsinki who won it was too afraid to take it.[3] Isto repurchased the painting from that woman and then sold it to a Swedish businessman from Luleå.[3]
References
- Wikipedia, "The Attack (painting)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Karjalainen, Tuula: Kantakuvat: Yhteinen muistimme. Helsinki: Maahenki, 2009. . (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "The Attack (painting)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Rönkkö, Pekka: Isto: Eetu Isto (1865–1905) ja Hyökkäys (1899). Ars Nordica 2. Oulu: Pohjoinen, 1990. .; Rönkkö, Pekka: Isto: Eetu Isto (1865–1905) ja Hyökkäys (1899). Ars Nordica 2. Oulu: Pohjoinen, 1990. . (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "The Attack (painting)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Honkanen, Helmiriitta: Placatista julisteeksi. Suomalaisen julistetaiteen historiaa kirjapainotaidon alusta vuoteen 1960, pp. 26–27. Otava, 1983. . (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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- Wikipedia: The Attack (painting) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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