Buffet
by GALLEN-KALLELA, Akseli, Pine, carved relief ornament, 129 x 96 x 52 cm
This sideboard with the relief “The tree of good and bad knowledge” was designed by Gallen-Kallela for his own use. He represented the biblical theme of the Garden of Eden in a style combining primitivism and symbolism. Note the divine figure in the centre between the two apple trees, above a male hand, and a feminine hand almost meet.