Artwork
Veden noutaja
Veden noutaja is an unspecified painting by Pekka Halonen. It is held in the collection of the Finnish National Gallery.
About this work
Overview
Veden noutaja is a painting depicting a girl outdoors, characterized by thick, textured brushstrokes and a blurred background.
Subject & Meaning
The subject is a girl in a long purple dress, holding a bucket, with two braids over her shoulders, set against a backdrop of green trees and grass.
Technique & Style
The painting features impasto, a technique where paint is applied thickly, giving the scene a tactile quality, particularly evident in the dress and trees.
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.
