Pitkäsilta ja Siltasaari
From the collection of Helsinki City Museum
Pitkäsilta ja Siltasaari is a work by Alma Judén, held at Helsinki City Museum.
This painting shows a simple town scene with a bridge over water. On the left, there’s a row of small, plain buildings with sloped roofs. A few people walk along the bridge, which has a railing and a horse-drawn cart on it. In the background, a church with a tall spire and a factory with smokestacks stand side by side. The brushstrokes are loose and quick, giving the scene a sketchy, unfinished feel. The colors are muted—mostly grays, yellows, and browns—with a touch of green from the trees. If you like this style, check out technique: cross-hatching for similar textured drawings.
Alma Judén liked to sketch the same bridge every morning, no matter the weather. You’ll find her tiny, precise drawings of Pitkäsilta and Siltasaari tucked in sketchbooks across Helsinki, each one a quiet study in…
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