Artwork
Tyttöjä työntämässä venettä vesille
Tyttöjä työntämässä venettä vesille is an unspecified painting by Pekka Halonen. It is held in the collection of the Finnish National Gallery.
About this work
Overview
Tyttöjä työntämässä venettä vesille is a painting depicting two women near a body of water.
Subject & Meaning
The scene shows two barefoot women in casual, light-colored clothing leaning forward as if pushing an object into the water, set against a backdrop of a rocky, green forest.
Technique & Style
The painting features thick, visible brushstrokes and impasto, a technique characterized by the thick application of paint, giving the work a textured appearance, particularly evident in the rendering of the women's clothing and the water's edge.
Artist & collection
Artist
Pekka Halonen (23 September 1865 – 1 December 1933) was a Finnish painter of landscapes and people in the national romantic and Realist styles.
