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The 50th
anniversary of the Åland Art Museum in 2013 will be marked with a stamp issue.
The stamp motif was chosen through a public vote between seven pre-selected
works of art from the museum collection.
A vote
organized in the spring of 2012 allowed voters to choose between seven works of
art by Henrik Nylund, Guy Frisk, Sigrid Granfelt, Robert Hancock, Hildur
Stenbäck, Ture Bengtz and Johan Scott. An expert group had selected the seven
works of art that are all part of the art museum collection.
Votes
could be cast at the Åland Art Museum, on the Post's homepage and at the post
office in Mariehamn. Guy Frisk's painting ‘Yearning' won with as much as 42
percent of the total of 1 582 votes cast. The artwork is one of the most
popular pieces in the museum collection. The painting mediates a meditative
force that captures the onlooker, enticing him or her to return to it. Painted
in oil on panel between 1973 and 1975, the work measures 103 x 120 cm. The artwork
is part of an extended series of around 400 paintings, the last of which is
named ‘Sea of Oblivion'.
The Åland
Art Museum is owned and administrated by the Government of Åland. Promoting
knowledge about Åland art, stimulating artistic activities and increasing the
general interest in the subject field are some of the core operations of the
museum.
Technical Details
Issue Date: 09.10.2012
Designer: Minna L. Immonen
Printer: Cartor Security Printing
Process: 4-colour offset
Colours: 4 Colours
Size: 35,4 x 26 mm
Values: €0.60
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