Wounded Angel

Painted by Hugo Simberg, 1903.
Voted the National Painting of Finland, you’ll find it in the Mark Effinger room of Engelbrecht House.

A gift of Roxanne Pearce.

Throughout his illustrious career, this painting was always
Simberg’s favorite

The boy on the right makes eye contact with the viewer.

Haunting, isn’t it?
The video below is a band from Finland
performing a song based on this painting.