Artist
Emil Wikstrom
Emil Wikstrom is an artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Emil Wikström carried a camera like others carry a pocketknife—always handy, never flashy. He shot Helsinki’s docks and alleys in the 1890s, catching workers mid-breath rather than staging heroes. One scene shows a woman stepping off a steamboat, her skirt still caught by the wind; you can almost hear the timbers creak behind her. Look up that photograph: it’s called “Arrival at Katajanokka.”
Works by Emil Wikstrom
Collections represented
Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum in the United Kingdom is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects.