Maria Martinau

Maria Martinau painted portraits and scenes in early 20th-century Finland. In Naisen muotokuva, a woman’s face is framed by delicate metalwork details. Another work, Lintumyyjätär, Gabriel Metsun mukaan, shows a bird-seller in a Helsinki street market, its brushwork tight enough for small shop signs to read. Look for the way the copper sheen catches light in the metal portrait, or how the seller’s apron pockets bulge with live birds. Tap Lintumyyjätär to step into the market scene.