Artist
Erik Wilhelm Le Moine
Erik Wilhelm Le Moine is an artist. 2 works are cataloged here, principally at Finnish National Gallery.
Erik Wilhelm Le Moine liked to lean out of windows. He spent years sketching Helsinki’s harbor from his fifth-floor studio, pencil and charcoal in hand, watching trams and steamers crowd the docks below. His portraits catch people mid-thought, not posing—like that 1840s ink sketch of poet Eric Sjöberg, coffee cup balanced on a knee. You’ll recognize his style in the tight silverpoint lines of *Helsinki nähtynä Kluuvinlahden yli*; tap the drawing to zoom in and spot the tiny smoke rings from a tugboat’s stack.
Works by Erik Wilhelm Le Moine
Collections represented
Museum
Finnish National Gallery is the largest art museum institution of Finland. It consists of the Ateneum, an art museum; Kiasma, a contemporary art museum; and the Sinebrychoff Art Museum, a historic…
Museum
Helsinki City Museum is a museum in Helsinki that documents and displays the history of Helsinki, the capital of Finland.