From the collection of Finnish National Gallery
Dominant colour
Miehen muotokuva, harjoitelma is a work by Maria Wiik, held at Finnish National Gallery.
This sketch shows a man’s face and shoulders, drawn in loose, quick lines. His dark coat and light collar stand out against a soft, swirly background of pastel blues and pinks. The artist used light pencil strokes to suggest texture—no hard edges, just a faint, sketchy feel. The background looks like brushstrokes or smudges, almost like the artist was testing colors. The focus is on the man’s serious expression, with just enough detail to make him feel real. Want to see more by the artist who made this? Check out Wiik, Maria.
Maria Catharina Wiik (3 August 1853 – 19 June 1928) was a Finnish painter. She worked principally with still life, genre images, landscape paintings and portraits.
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