Tuulikki Pietilä - GEORG - A Small Drypoint Portrait, Signed, Dated, Numbered 7/15

Georg (also recorded as Jori — a Finnish nickname for Georg, as noted on the label to verso) — a small drypoint portrait by Tuulikki Pietilä (1917–2009), one of Finland’s most distinguished and influential graphic artists of the twentieth century. Self-published, Finland, 1947.

An attractive early work: an intimate portrait of a small boy. Numbered 7/15 in pencil at the lower left, and hand-signed and dated 1947 by the artist at the lower right.

Framed and under glass. Frame measures approximately 24 x 28 cm; image approximately 7 x 7 cm. Original backing with label to verso. The frame is a simple wooden one with a small chip to the right edge near the middle, a few smaller chips to the edge surfaces, and a few minor marks — commensurate with age and likely original.

Print condition: Very Good to Fine (not examined under frame). A rare and early signed work by an artist of major importance in Finnish graphic art history, and the life-partner and collaborator of Tove Jansson.