Nuori mies ja piippu 1876

"Nuori mies ja piippu" (Young Man with a Pipe) is a simple pencil drawing by Helene Schjerfbeck, executed in 1876. It depicts a young man in profile, standing with his hand resting on a wall, holding a pipe in his other hand. This drawing demonstrates Schjerfbeck's early exploration of figure drawing, using a loose, gestural style to capture a sense of casualness and intimacy in the subject. Schjerfbeck would later become a prominent Finnish realist painter, known for her introspective portraits.