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The Wounded Angel Hugo Simberg T-shirt in White, garment-dyed unisex tee
The Wounded Angel Hugo Simberg T-shirt in White, garment-dyed unisex tee
The Wounded Angel Hugo Simberg T-shirt in Ivory, garment-dyed unisex tee
The Wounded Angel Hugo Simberg T-shirt in Pepper, garment-dyed unisex tee
The Wounded Angel Hugo Simberg T-shirt in Grey, garment-dyed unisex tee
The Wounded Angel Hugo Simberg T-shirt in Bay, garment-dyed unisex tee
The Wounded Angel Hugo Simberg T-shirt in Blue Spruce, garment-dyed unisex tee
The Wounded Angel Hugo Simberg T-shirt in Seafoam, garment-dyed unisex tee
The Wounded Angel Hugo Simberg T-shirt in Chambray, garment-dyed unisex tee
The Wounded Angel Hugo Simberg T-shirt in Blue Jean, garment-dyed unisex tee
The Wounded Angel Hugo Simberg T-shirt in Violet, garment-dyed unisex tee
The Wounded Angel Hugo Simberg T-shirt in Orchid, garment-dyed unisex tee
The Wounded Angel Hugo Simberg T-shirt in Blossom, garment-dyed unisex tee
The Wounded Angel Hugo Simberg T-shirt in Berry, garment-dyed unisex tee
The Wounded Angel Hugo Simberg T-shirt in White on a model, front view
The Wounded Angel Hugo Simberg T-shirt in White on a model, front view
Comfort Colors 1717 size chart: width, length and sleeve length by size
The Wounded Angel Hugo Simberg T-shirt in Ivory on a model
The Wounded Angel Hugo Simberg T-shirt in Grey on a model
The Wounded Angel Hugo Simberg T-shirt in Chambray blue on a model sitting on a sofa
Catalogue No. 015 T-Shirt

The Wounded Angel T-Shirt | Hugo Simberg Art Tee

Exhibit Notes

A Wounded Angel T-shirt for the quiet truth at the centre of Hugo Simberg's painting: the ones with wings sometimes need carrying.

Painted in 1903 by the Finnish symbolist Hugo Simberg, The Wounded Angel shows two boys in dark clothes carrying an angel on a stretcher along a bare road beside the water. Her eyes are bandaged, one wing is hurt, and she holds a few snowdrops — the first flowers of spring, and a sign of healing. Simberg refused to explain it, and Finland has been reading it ever since; in 2006 the country voted it its national painting. The boy at the back looks straight out of the canvas, at whoever is watching.

The artwork

The three figures are lifted from the painting and printed alone on the cotton, without a caption or a frame: the boy in the bowler hat, the bandaged angel bowed on the stretcher, the second boy meeting your eye. Left wordless, the print keeps the painting's silence. A fine-art tee for the museum-goer, a Nordic-art shirt, and a dark academia piece with an unusually gentle heart.

The design begins with a story — read the full Wounded Angel story in the SepiaLore Journal.

Soft-washed heavyweight cotton

  • Comfort Colors® 1717 garment-dyed unisex T-shirt
  • Heavyweight 6.1 oz/yd² (206.8 g/m²) fabric
  • Pre-shrunk 100% ring-spun US cotton
  • Relaxed fit with a classic crew neck
  • Seamless tubular body with durable double-needle stitching
  • Sewn-in label; available colors and sizes are shown above

Made for

Art history lovers, admirers of Finnish and Nordic painting, nurses, carers and anyone who has carried someone through a hard season, and anyone choosing a fine-art gift about compassion rather than a slogan.

Care

Machine wash cold (maximum 30°C / 90°F). Do not bleach. Tumble dry on low heat. Iron, steam or dry on low heat. Do not dry clean.

SepiaLore archive no. 015 — The Wounded Angel.

Shipping & Returns

Made to order: please allow approximately 2–7 business days for production before dispatch. U.S. delivery is generally 3–7 business days after shipment; Europe and Canada are generally 5–15 business days after shipment.

If your item arrives damaged, defective, or incorrect, contact us within 14 days of delivery. EU/EEA/UK customers also have a statutory 14-day right of withdrawal. Shipping policy · Return & refund policy

Read story behind this design

$24.99

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Size

Artifact Details

Fabric & fit
Heavyweight combed cotton, garment-dyed and enzyme-washed. The oversized cut drops the shoulder; the regular cut follows the classic block.
Care
Wash cold, inside out, among friends. Line dry. The fade is intentional and will continue gracefully.
Shipping & returns
Made to order, dispatched in 2–5 working days. 30-day returns, unworn.
$24.99

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