Who painted “Children Playing”?

“Children Playing” was painted by Eero Järnefelt in 1895. Where to see it: Finnish National Gallery.

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Realism: Academic art paints the same skill on idealised subjects; Impressionism keeps the modern subjects but breaks the paint into light, quick strokes.

Erik "Eero" Nikolai Järnefelt (8 November 1863 – 15 November 1937) was a Finnish painter and art professor. He is best known for his portraits and landscapes of the area around Koli National Park, in the North Karelia region of Finland. Wikipedia

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More by Eero Järnefelt

“Burning the Brushwood”, 1893
“Laundry at the River Bank”, 1889
“Cows in Turf Smoke”, 1891
“Autumn Landscape of Lake Pielisjärvi”, 1899
“Summer Night Moon”, 1889
“Le Franc, Wine Merchant, Boulevard de Clichy, Paris”, 1888
“Pekka Halonen plays the Kantele”, 1891
“Pond Water Crowfoot ; Pond Weed”, 1895