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Näkymä Töölönlahdelle

Linsén, Vivi

From the collection of Helsinki City Museum

Landscape

Dominant colour

Näkymä Töölönlahdelle is a work by Linsén, Vivi, held at Helsinki City Museum.

Who painted this?: Linsén, Vivi
Where can I see it?: Helsinki City Museum

About this work

This sketch shows a quiet lake with a small boat in the middle. On the shore, there are simple houses and a few trees with bare branches. Smoke rises from a building on the right, and the sky above is light with soft clouds. The artist used tiny dots to build up the shapes, giving the drawing a textured look. It feels calm and a little lonely, like a moment frozen in time. Want to see more work like this? Check out stippling to learn how artists create depth with dots.