Kaukola Ridge at Sunset

Kaukola Ridge at Sunset is a painting by Finnish painter Albert Edelfelt completed in 1890.



The painting depicts the view of a mirror-like lake at sunset in Finland. In the foreground are some young pines and a half-uprooted stump. In the middle is a bay with wooded islets. To the left, a ridge runs diagonally across the picture.

Albert Edelfelt painted the picture from June to July 1889 in Tammela, Tavastia at Saaris estate - owned by the family of his wife, Ellan de la Chapelle. The view is from Kaukolanharju ridge, North West of the straight between Pyhäjärvi, Tammela and Kuivajärvi, Tammela.

The painting is on display at Ateneum in Helsinki, Finland.