| Kaukola Ridge at Sunset | |
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| sv: Kaukola ås i solnedgång, fi: Kaukolanharju auringonlaskun aikaan | |
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| Artist | Albert Edelfelt |
| Year | 1890 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 116.5 cm× 83 cm(45.9 in× 33 in) |
| Location | Ateneum, Helsinki |
| Website | www |
Kaukola Ridge at Sunset is a painting by Finnish painter Albert Edelfelt completed in 1890. [1] [2] [3]
The painting depicts the view of a mirror-like lake at sunset in Finland. In the foreground are some young pines and a half-uprooted stump. In the middle is a bay with wooded islets. To the left, a ridge runs diagonally across the picture. [2]
Edelfelt painted the picture from June to July 1889 in Tammela, Tavastia, at Saari's estate – owned by the family of his wife, Ellan de la Chapelle . The view is from Kaukolanharju ridge, North West of the straight between Pyhäjärvi and Kuivajärvi . [2]
The painting is on display at Ateneum in Helsinki, Finland. [1]