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Helsinki etelästä

Bloch Suhr V

From the collection of Helsinki City Museum

St. Petersburg

Dominant colour

Helsinki etelästä is a work by Bloch Suhr V, depicting St. Petersburg, held at Helsinki City Museum.

Who painted this?: Bloch Suhr V
Where can I see it?: Helsinki City Museum

About this work

This drawing shows a cityscape with a large body of water in the foreground. There are many boats on the water, and a few buildings along the shore. The sky is light-colored with a few clouds. In the distance, there are more buildings, including a large church with a dome. The overall atmosphere of the drawing is one of a bustling city with a lot of activity on the water. If you're interested in learning more about the city depicted in this drawing, you might want to look up "st. petersburg".

About the artist

Artist

Bloch Suhr V

This Finn sketched the city from a distance, often from a café window or a park bench, as if the buildings needed to shrink in his notebook before they made sense.

See the richer artist page