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Helmi Biese’s masculine pine tree

In 2015 a painting thought to have been lost was discovered in a cellar space of the University of Helsinki: Helmi Biese’s An Old Pine. But who was the artist, and how did the painting end up in the cellar?

An old painting with rocks and heather in the foreground, and two pine trees, of which the one on the left is thicker, in the centre. In the background is a seascape, including rocks and forest on the shores. A blue sky and scattered white clouds are visible at the top of the painting. — Helmi Biese: An Old Pine (1921). Size of the painting: 98 cm x 118 cm. Photo: Helsinki University Museum/Timo Huvilinna.

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