Akropolis, a woodcut by Finnish graphic artist Tuulikki Pietilä (1917–2009), depicting the Acropolis in Athens.
Signed and dated 1960 in pencil by Pietilä at the lower right. Numbered 1/25 in pencil at the lower left.
The frame measures approximately 18.5 × 15.5 inches, and the printed image approximately 8 × 7 inches. Newly reframed, mounted and backed using acid-free materials, and fitted with museum-quality glass. The print is in Fine condition.
Pietilä travelled frequently in Greece with her partner, Tove Jansson. She was the inspiration for Too-ticky in Jansson’s Moomin books and also designed the early Arabia Moomin figures.
