Anna Sahlsten

Anna Sofia Sahlstén (22 September 1859, Iisalmi – 21 August 1931, Helsinki) was a Finnish painter; primarily known for portraits and genre scenes.

Biography

Her father, Clas Vilhelm Sahlstén (1826–1897), was a who later became a writer. Her mother was Edla Elisabeth Heinricius. When she was eight, her family moved to Helsinki, where she attended a Swedish girls' school; receiving her certificate in 1877. She then studied at the Finnish Society Drawing School from 1877 to 1880, then at a private school operated by Adolf von Becker, from 1880 to 1882. She co-founded the Finnish Teachers' Drawing Association in 1906 and acted its first president 1906–1926.

Selected works