Fokus Gallery: Photos and art by Hugo Simberg

19 September – 17 December 2023

Hugo Simberg (1873–1917) was a Finnish painter and graphic artist, but also a prolific photographer. The Fokus Gallery exhibition shows the artist’s photographs, prints and paintings side by side. The exhibition, to be staged in a single gallery, celebrates Simberg, with the year 2023 marking the 150th anniversary of the artist’s birth.

  • 19.9.2023–17.12.2023
The artist’s father Niclas Simberg and son Tom on the beach at Niemenlautta, 1913. Finnish National Gallery / Archive Collections. Photo: Hugo Simberg.
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    Self-Portrait

    C. 1907


    Self-Portrait, c. 1907. Finnish National Gallery / Archive Collections. Photo: Hugo Simberg.

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    Hugo Simberg
    Self-Portrait

    1914


    Hugo Simberg: Self-Portrait, 1914. Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum, Hallonblad collection. Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Yehia Eweis.

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    Guido Simberg and Vita båten (the White Boat)

    1897


    Guido Simberg and Vita båten (the White Boat), 1897. Finnish National Gallery / Archive Collections. Photo: Hugo Simberg.

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    Hugo Simberg
    Little Brother in a Boat

    1898


    Hugo Simberg: Little Brother in a Boat (1898). Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum. Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Jenni Nurminen.

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    The artist’s father Niclas Simberg and son Tom as models for Towards the Evening

    1913


    The artist’s father Niclas Simberg and son Tom as models for Towards the Evening, 1913. Finnish National Gallery / Archive Collections. Photo: Hugo Simberg.

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    Hugo Simberg
    Towards the Evening

    1913


    Hugo Simberg: Towards the evening (1913). Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum. Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Yehia Eweis.

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    Simberg family at the Selkäranta bathing hut

    1904


    Simberg family at the Selkäranta bathing hut, 1904. Finnish National Gallery / Archive Collections. Photo: Hugo Simberg.

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    Hugo Simberg
    Bathing Cabin

    Undated


    Hugo Simberg: Bathing Cabin (undated). Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum. Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Jenni Nurminen.

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    The artist’s father Niclas Simberg and son Tom on the beach at Niemenlautta

    1913


    The artist’s father Niclas Simberg and son Tom on the beach at Niemenlautta, 1913. Finnish National Gallery / Archive Collections. Photo: Hugo Simberg.

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    Exhibition Photos and art by Hugo Simberg at the Ateneum


    Exhibition Photos and art by Hugo Simberg at the Ateneum. Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Hannu Pakarinen.

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    Exhibition Photos and art by Hugo Simberg at the Ateneum


    Exhibition Photos and art by Hugo Simberg at the Ateneum. Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Hannu Pakarinen.

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    Exhibition Photos and art by Hugo Simberg at the Ateneum. Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Hannu Pakarinen.

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    Exhibition Photos and art by Hugo Simberg at the Ateneum


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    Exhibition Photos and art by Hugo Simberg at the Ateneum. Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Hannu Pakarinen.