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Anna Sahlsten
Early Life, Family and Training Anna Sahlsten was born on 22 September 1859 in Iisalmi. Her upbringing was shaped by her parents, Clas Vilhelm Sahlstén, who worked as a Chamber Counselor and writer, and Edla Elisabeth Heinricius. When she was eight years old, the family moved to Helsinki. It was here that she began her formal education, attending a Swedish girls' school where she eventually received her certificate in 1877. Her intere
st in drawing led her to the Finnish Society Drawing School, where she studied from 1877 to 1880. After completing her time there, she moved into more specialized instruction. From 1880 to 1882, she attended a private school operated by Adolf von Becker, refining the technical skills that would define her early years as a painter.Studies in Paris and Teaching In 1884, she moved to Paris to study at the Académie Colarossi. The studio e…