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From the collection of Finnish National Gallery
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Poika rannalla is an unspecified by Pekka Halonen, depicting Boy, held at Finnish National Gallery.
A boy stands on a sandy shore by cold water. His bare feet press into the rough ground. The waves look sharp and gray. This isn’t a fancy beach scene. The boy isn’t smiling. He holds a stick and looks down. The light is flat, like late autumn. No bright colors here. That quiet mood reminds me of Halonen’s other paintings. Go see more of his work at the Museum of Ethnography.
Pekka Halonen (23 September 1865 – 1 December 1933) was a Finnish painter of landscapes and people in the national romantic and Realist styles.
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