From the collection of Helsinki City Museum
Tytön pää (Hilja Tukiainen) is a work by Maria Wiik, held at Helsinki City Museum.
This painting shows a girl’s face and shoulders, framed by a dark background. Her hair is light and curly, and she wears a white collar with ruffles. The brushstrokes are loose, especially around her hair and neck. The painting feels unfinished, with some areas still rough and others blended. The artist left parts of the face slightly smudged, giving it a soft, sketchy look. If you like this style, look up stippling next to see how artists build texture with dots.
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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