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Sakari Tohka (1911 - 1958)
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Tursas ja vedenneito / Seamonster and the Mermaid |
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map | Suomi-Salama Mutual Life Assurance Co. Yrjönkatu 24, Kamppi |
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Seamonster and the Mermaid depicts a mermaid challenging a seamonster. The subject is derived from Finnish folk poetry. The base of the fountain is red granite and the sculpture itself is bronze. Running dogs and birds are depicted in relief around the rim of the pool. There is a sense of great power about the mermaid as she forces the monster under her will.
©
Visual Artists Association
© Helsinki City Artmuseum
WWW-production: Lasipalatsin Mediakeskus Oy,
Flammable Solutions Oy 2001
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