Valerian Emeljanovits Galjamin

Valerian Emeljanovits Galjamin drew city corners and shorefronts—black pencil on paper, not paint. In works like *Herttoniemi* and *Hålvik*, he caught quiet corners of Helsinki at rest: a plaza, a dock path, rooftops in winter light. His four drawings in this set all share that same plain, careful line. Take a closer look at *Katajanokka*, where a few boats sit in the harbor under a low sky.