Sotheby`s to offer Finnish masterpiece by Akseli Gallen-Kallela in Impressionist & Modern Evening Sale
(Artdaily.org)

Sotheby’s announced that they will present Finnish artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela’s Palokärki (Great Black Woodpecker or Wilderness) as a highlight of their Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale on 12 November 2019 in New York, where it will make its auction debut after residing in the same private collection for more than 45 years. As one of the finest examples of Nordic painting, the transfixing, serene landscape painting is estimated to sell for $1.8/2.5 million, and it is poised to set a new auction record for the artist. Gallen-Kallela’s current auction record was established by Sotheby’s London in July 2019 when View Over a Lake at Sunset sold for $886,100, 474% above the high estimate. Simon Shaw, Vice Chairman of Sotheby’s Global Fine Art Division, remarked: “We are delighted to present this sensational work by Akseli Gallen-Kallela this November – the first time that a work by the Finnish