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Hugo Simberg's Most Famous Paintings: All 97, Ranked

Updated October 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 97 works by Hugo Simberg in our catalogue

In short

The Hugo Simberg painting most people know is The Wounded Angel (1903), and you can see it at the Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki. Right after it come The Garden of Death (1896) and Madness (1895). Out of 97 works by Hugo Simberg in our catalogue, these 97 are the best known. Each one comes with its year, its museum and a short note on what makes it stand out.

1873 – 1917, Hamina Symbolism Most works: Finnish National Gallery
The Wounded Angel (1903) by Hugo Simberg1. The Wounded Angel 1903 The Garden of Death (1896) by Hugo Simberg2. The Garden of Death 1896 Madness (1895) by Hugo Simberg3. Madness 1895

Hugo Simberg's top 10: the pieces everyone knows

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The Wounded Angel (1903) by Hugo Simberg

The Wounded Angel

1903 · Oil On Canvas · Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki

is an oil painting by the Finnish symbolist Hugo Simberg, executed in 1903. The work presents a somber scene featuring two young boys transporting an injured angel on a wooden stretcher. The central figure is a small girl with blonde hair that falls below her shoulders.

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The Garden of Death (1896) by Hugo Simberg

The Garden of Death

1896 · Painting · Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki

To gaze upon Hugo Gerhard Simberg's "The Garden of Death" is to encounter a vision that defies the expected solemnity associated with themes of mortality. Far from being a bleak tableau, this painting possesses an almost whimsical charm, largely due to Simberg’s masterful depiction of Death itself. Here, the inevitable passage of time and decay are not presented as terrifying specters, but rather as gentle companions tending to life in…

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Keep exploring Hugo Simberg: 11 to 97

11Devotion (1895) by Hugo SimbergDevotion1895 · Finnish National Gallery 12Sheep in Line (1895) by Hugo SimbergSheep in Line1895 · Finnish National Gallery 13Boy from Säkkijärvi (1897) by Hugo SimbergBoy from Säkkijärvi1897 · Finnish National Gallery 14Round Dance (1898) by Hugo SimbergRound Dance1898 · Finnish National Gallery 15Fantasy (1896) by Hugo SimbergFantasy1896 · Finnish National Gallery 16Examination (1897) by Hugo SimbergExamination1897 · Finnish National Gallery 17Death and the Peasant (1895) by Hugo SimbergDeath and the Peasant1895 · Finnish National Gallery 18Adam and Eve (1895) by Hugo SimbergAdam and Eve1895 · Finnish National Gallery 19Auntie; The Artist's Aunt (1898) by Hugo SimbergAuntie; The Artist's Aunt1898 · Finnish National Gallery 20Autumn II (1895) by Hugo SimbergAutumn II1895 · Finnish National Gallery 21Autumn I (1895) by Hugo SimbergAutumn I1895 · Finnish National Gallery 22At the Crossroads (1896) by Hugo SimbergAt the Crossroads1896 · Finnish National Gallery 23Creature (1896) by Hugo SimbergCreature1896 · Finnish National Gallery 24Väinämöinen and Ikiturso (1897) by Hugo SimbergVäinämöinen and Ikiturso1897 · Finnish National Gallery 25Poppy (1896) by Hugo SimbergPoppy1896 · Ostrobothnian Museum 26Akseli (1897) by Hugo SimbergAkseli1897 · Ostrobothnian Museum 27Fear in The Woods (1896) by Hugo SimbergFear in The Woods1896 · Suomen Kansallisgalleria 28Aurora (1902) by Hugo SimbergAurora1902 · Finnish National Gallery 29Frescoes of Tampere Cathedral (1904) by Hugo SimbergFrescoes of Tampere Cathedral1904 · Finnish National Gallery 30Boy (1905) by Hugo SimbergBoy1905 · Finnish National Gallery 31Dance at the bridge (1903) by Hugo SimbergDance at the bridge1903 · Serlachius Manor 32Gertrud Gadd, Study of a Girl (1903) by Hugo SimbergGertrud Gadd, Study of a Girl1903 · Serlachius Manor 33Potato girl (1901) by Hugo SimbergPotato girl1901 · Turku Art Museum 34The Farmer's Wife and the Poor Devil (1899) by Hugo SimbergThe Farmer's Wife and the Poor Devil1899 · Finnish National Gallery 35Flowers for Her (1901) by Hugo SimbergFlowers for Her1901 · Finnish National Gallery 36Man with a Red Moustache (1903) by Hugo SimbergMan with a Red Moustache1903 · Finnish National Gallery 37Boy Carrying the Garland of Life (1905) by Hugo SimbergBoy Carrying the Garland of Life1905 · Finnish National Gallery 38Travel Companions (1901) by Hugo SimbergTravel Companions1901 · Finnish National Gallery 39Dream (1900) by Hugo SimbergDream1900 · Finnish National Gallery 40Garland Bearer ; Boy Carrying the Garland of Life (1905) by Hugo SimbergGarland Bearer ; Boy Carrying the Garland of Life1905 · Finnish National Gallery 41The Artist Fahle Basilier (1904) by Hugo SimbergThe Artist Fahle Basilier1904 · Finnish National Gallery 42Dance on the Quay (1899) by Hugo SimbergDance on the Quay1899 · Finnish National Gallery 43Marie von Heiroth (1904) by Hugo SimbergMarie von Heiroth1904 · Finnish National Gallery 44Self-Portrait (1907) by Hugo SimbergSelf-Portrait1907 · Finnish National Gallery 45Devil on a Swing (1907) by Hugo SimbergDevil on a Swing1907 46Towards the Evening (1913) by Hugo SimbergTowards the Evening1913 · Finnish National Gallery 47Self-Portrait (1914) by Hugo SimbergSelf-Portrait1914 · Finnish National Gallery 48Portrait of Viktor Malmberg (1917) by Hugo SimbergPortrait of Viktor Malmberg1917 · Finnish National Gallery 49The Wonderful Flower by Hugo SimbergThe Wonderful FlowerNationalmuseum 50King Hobgoblin Sleeping (1896) by Hugo SimbergKing Hobgoblin Sleeping1896 · Ateneum Art Museum 51The Receipt Hut (1895) by Hugo SimbergThe Receipt Hut1895 · Finnish National Gallery 52Autumn in the Forest (1895) by Hugo SimbergAutumn in the Forest1895 · Finnish National Gallery 53Doing the Laundry (1895) by Hugo SimbergDoing the Laundry1895 · Finnish National Gallery 54Black Boy on the Meadow (1897) by Hugo SimbergBlack Boy on the Meadow1897 · Finnish National Gallery 55Fantasy (1896) by Hugo SimbergFantasy1896 · Finnish National Gallery 56The Wind Blows (1897) by Hugo SimbergThe Wind Blows1897 · Finnish National Gallery 57Vision (1895) by Hugo SimbergVision1895 · Finnish National Gallery 58The Stream of Life; On the River of Life (1896) by Hugo SimbergThe Stream of Life; On the River of Life1896 · Finnish National Gallery 59Spring Evening, Ice Break (1897) by Hugo SimbergSpring Evening, Ice Break1897 · Finnish National Gallery 60Spring Feeling (1895) by Hugo SimbergSpring Feeling1895 · Finnish National Gallery 61The Two Churches (1897) by Hugo SimbergThe Two Churches1897 · Finnish National Gallery 62The Garden of Death (1896) by Hugo SimbergThe Garden of Death1896 63Frescoes of Tampere Cathedral (1904) by Hugo SimbergFrescoes of Tampere Cathedral1904 · Finnish National Gallery 64Seascape in moonlight (1900) by Hugo SimbergSeascape in moonlight1900 65Mountain Stream in Caucasia (1899) by Hugo SimbergMountain Stream in Caucasia1899 · Finnish National Gallery 66The Wounded Angel, Landscape Study (1902) by Hugo SimbergThe Wounded Angel, Landscape Study1902 · Finnish National Gallery 67Garland Bearer ; Boy Carrying the Garland of Life (1905) by Hugo SimbergGarland Bearer ; Boy Carrying the Garland of Life1905 · Finnish National Gallery 68From Vyborg (1899) by Hugo SimbergFrom Vyborg1899 · Finnish National Gallery 69Devil Moves In by Hugo SimbergDevil Moves InFinnish National Gallery 70From the Outskirts of Paris (1910) by Hugo SimbergFrom the Outskirts of Paris1910 · Finnish National Gallery 71Albert Edelfelt (According to Ville Vallgren's sculpture) by Hugo SimbergAlbert Edelfelt (According to Ville Vallgren's sculpture)Finnish National Gallery 72Fantasy by Hugo SimbergFantasyFinnish National Gallery 73Fantasy 1. A Giant Drinking 2. Ikiturso by Hugo SimbergFantasy 1. A Giant Drinking 2. IkitursoFinnish National Gallery 74Churchgoer by Hugo SimbergChurchgoerFinnish National Gallery 75Shore View from Koivisto (1907) by Hugo SimbergShore View from Koivisto1907 · Finnish National Gallery 76In the Studio (1910) by Hugo SimbergIn the Studio1910 · Finnish National Gallery 77Winter by Hugo SimbergWinterFinnish National Gallery 78The Devil in the Rose Bush by Hugo SimbergThe Devil in the Rose BushFinnish National Gallery 79The witch at the stake by Hugo SimbergThe witch at the stakeFinnish National Gallery 80On the Shore (1910) by Hugo SimbergOn the Shore1910 · Finnish National Gallery 81Ice Skaters (1906) by Hugo SimbergIce Skaters1906 82In the Rocking Chair, Anni Bremer (1908) by Hugo SimbergIn the Rocking Chair, Anni Bremer1908 · Suomen Kansallisgalleria 83King Hobgoblin Sleeping (1896) by Hugo SimbergKing Hobgoblin Sleeping1896 · Suomen Kansallisgalleria 84Malliharjoitelma (1909) by Hugo SimbergMalliharjoitelma1909 · Suomen Kansallisgalleria 85At Sunrise by Hugo SimbergAt SunriseFinnish National Gallery 86Evening by Hugo SimbergEveningFinnish National Gallery 87The Night Wanderer by Hugo SimbergThe Night WandererFinnish National Gallery 88Dance on the Landungsbrücke by Hugo SimbergDance on the Landungsbrücke 89Bonfires by Hugo SimbergBonfiresFinnish National Gallery 90Old Woman at the Sauna Door by Hugo SimbergOld Woman at the Sauna DoorFinnish National Gallery 91The Beach, Niemenlautta by Hugo SimbergThe Beach, NiemenlauttaFinnish National Gallery 92The Moon is Rising by Hugo SimbergThe Moon is RisingFinnish National Gallery 93Winter Landskap by Hugo SimbergWinter LandskapFinnish National Gallery 94For Thy Sake ; For Your Sake by Hugo SimbergFor Thy Sake ; For Your SakeFinnish National Gallery 95Winter Landscape by Hugo SimbergWinter Landscape 96Frost (1895) by Hugo SimbergFrost1895 · Finnish National Gallery 97Spring Evening During the Break-Up of the Ice (1897) by Hugo SimbergSpring Evening During the Break-Up of the Ice1897 · Finnish National Gallery

What Hugo Simberg painted most

The four subjects that come up most often in these pieces, each with its best-known example.

Flowers 2 works

The Wounded Angel (1903), Hugo Simberg #1 The Wounded Angel 1903 · Finnish National Gallery The Wonderful Flower, Hugo Simberg #49 The Wonderful Flower Nationalmuseum

Where you can see Hugo Simberg's paintings

The 7 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.

Museum City Works by Hugo Simberg Paintings from this list
Finnish National Gallery, HelsinkiFinnish National Gallery Helsinki 79 The Wounded Angel, Madness, The Twins
Suomen Kansallisgalleria, ГельсінкіSuomen Kansallisgalleria Гельсінкі 4 Fear in The Woods, In the Rocking Chair, Anni Bremer, King Hobgoblin Sleeping
Ateneum Art Museum, HelsinkiAteneum Art Museum Helsinki 2 The Garden of Death, King Hobgoblin Sleeping
Ostrobothnian Museum, VaasaOstrobothnian Museum Vaasa 2 Poppy, Akseli
Serlachius Manor, Mänttä-VilppulaSerlachius Manor Mänttä-Vilppula 2 Dance at the bridge, Gertrud Gadd, Study of a Girl
Turku Art Museum, TurkuTurku Art Museum Turku 1 Potato girl
Nationalmuseum, StockholmNationalmuseum Stockholm 1 The Wonderful Flower

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Hugo Simberg paintings: what people want to know

What painting is Hugo Simberg best known for?See the answer

Top of the list is The Wounded Angel (1903), Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki. Right behind it: The Garden of Death (1896) and Madness (1895).

How old was Hugo Simberg at the time of The Wounded Angel?See the answer

30 years old. Hugo Simberg was born in 1873, and The Wounded Angel dates from 1903.

Which 10 Hugo Simberg paintings are the most famous?See the answer

The Wounded Angel, The Garden of Death, Madness, The Twins, Death Listens, Death and the Peasant, The Fairytale II, Morning Milking, The Fairy-Tale I and The Peasant and Death at the Gates of Heaven and Hell. You'll find the year and the museum of each in the list above.

How many Hugo Simberg works are there?See the answer

We have 97 works by Hugo Simberg in our catalogue, dated 1895 to 1917.

Which museums have Hugo Simberg's best-known paintings?See the answer

You'll find most of them in Finnish National Gallery (Helsinki), Suomen Kansallisgalleria (Гельсінкі) and Ateneum Art Museum (Helsinki). The museum list above has the full breakdown.

When were Hugo Simberg's most famous pieces painted?See the answer

In 1890s, more than any other time: 46 of the 97 pieces on this page date from then, The Garden of Death among them.

What are the oldest and newest famous paintings by Hugo Simberg?See the answer

The earliest piece here is Madness (1895); the most recent is Portrait of Viktor Malmberg (1917).

What did Hugo Simberg usually paint with?See the answer

Oil On Canvas, used in 2 of the 97 pieces on this page.

Which art movement is Hugo Simberg linked to?See the answer

Symbolism, as you can see in the pieces on this page.

What can you see by Hugo Simberg at the Finnish National Gallery?See the answer

You can see 79 of the pieces on this page at the Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki, including The Wounded Angel, Madness and The Twins.

Can I order a Hugo Simberg reproduction for my home?See the answer

Yes. Every painting on this page is available as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a print, in the size that suits you. Just open the painting's page to order.

Meet Hugo Simberg

early life and artistic beginnings

hugo gerhard simberg, a renowned finnish symbolist painter and graphic artist, was born on june 24, 1873, in hamina, finland. his artistic journey began at the drawing school of the viipuri friends of art in 1891, where he honed his skills under the guidance of various instructors.

artistic style and influences

simberg's work is characterized by its dreamlike quality, often incorporating elements of myths, fairy tales, and imagination. this unique approach has led to his recognition as one of the most important artists of finnish symbolism. his artistic language is a testament to the era's fascination with the unknown and the mystical.

notable works

some of simberg's most celebrated works include:
  • the garden of death (1896), a poignant piece showcasing his ability to balance the macabre with the serene.
  • the wounded angel (1903), a masterpiece that exemplifies his symbolic approach to art.
  • king hobgoblin sleeping, a watercolour piece that delves into the realm of fantasy and the world of hobgoblins.

museums and collections

simberg's works can be found in various museums, including the ateneumin taidemuseo in helsinki, finland, which is part of the finnish national gallery. this museum is a treasure trove of finnish art, showcasing an impressive collection that spans from the 18th century to modernism.

legacy and influence

simberg's influence on finnish symbolism is undeniable, with his unique approach to art continuing to inspire artists and art enthusiasts alike. his legacy can be seen in the numerous exhibitions and collections featuring his work, including those found on ArtsDot's platform, which provides a comprehensive look into his artistic world.

conclusion

hugo gerhard simberg's enigmatic and imaginative approach to art has solidified his place in the annals of finnish symbolism. his works, now part of various museum collections, including ateneumin taidemuseo, serve as a testament to his enduring influence on the world of art.

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