View from north quay, oil painting. The viewpoint of the painting is from meritullinkatu (then known as konstantinkatu), finland, looking out to korkeasaari, visible behind tervasaari. Tervasaari (tar island) is so called because it was used as a location for storing export tar in the mid 1600s. Korkeasaari zoo was founded in 1888, a little before this painting was completed. Object Type: painting. Genre: landscape painting. Date: 1891. Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Helsinki City Museum. Vy fran norra kajen
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