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The Three Smiths Statue (Finnish: Kolmen sepän patsas) is a sculpture by Felix Nylund, situated in Helsinki, Finland, in Three Smiths Square at the intersection of Aleksanterinkatu and Mannerheimintie. This realistic statue, unveiled in 1932, depicts three naked smiths hammering on an anvil.
The Three Smiths Statue is a sculpture by Felix Nylund, situated in Helsinki, Finland, in Three Smiths Square at the intersection of Aleksanterinkatu and Mannerheimintie. This realistic statue, unveiled in 1932, depicts three naked smiths hammering on an anvil.
This stunning bronze statue with a granite pedestal is located in the Three Smiths Square at the intersection of Aleksanterinkatu and Mannerheimintie next to the Stockmann department store. The statue is made by Felix Nylund and it was unveiled in 1932.
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Dec 2, 2020 · The monument "Three Smiths Statue " (fin. a Kolme seppää) is a sculpture made by Finnish sculptor Felix Arthur Nylund. This statue depicts three nude smiths, beating on an anvil. Monument was opened in 1932. This monument was donated to the city by the Pro Helsingfors Foundation.
Three Smiths Statue (Felix Nylund 1938): A Helsinki icon, inspired by real people, the master smith’s face is of poet Arvid Mörne, the one raising the hammer is a self-portrait of the artist Nylund, and third smith is of stonecutter Aku Nuutinen, Nylund’s assistant.
The smith raising the hammer is a self-portrait of the young Nylund, while the third smith was modelled on the stone cutter Aku Nuutinen, an important assistant of Felix Nylund’s. The statue is realistic with tones of Classicism. The statue is cast in bronze and its pedestal is red granite.
Aug 9, 2013 · The Three Smiths Statue is a bronze sculpture by Felix Nylund and donated by Julius Tallberg in honor of philosopher Johan Vilhelm Snellman. It was installed in Helsinki in 1932. It depicts three larger-than-life naked smiths hammering on an anvil.
