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Havis Amanda is a fountain and a statue in Helsinki, Finland by the sculptor Ville Vallgren. The work was modelled in 1906 in Paris, and erected at its present location at the Market Square in Kaartin
Havis Amanda in 2006
Havis Amanda, with the Market Square and the South Harbour in the background, 2018.
Shortly after inauguration in 1908
After inauguration, 1908
Ville Vallgren
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Carl Wilhelm "Ville" Vallgren was a Finnish sculptor. His best-known work is the statue Havis Amanda in Helsinki.
Havis Amanda
…Havis Amanda is a fountain and a statue in Helsinki, Finland by the sculptor Ville Vallgren (1855–1940). The work was modelled in 1906 in Paris, and erected at its present location at the Market Square in Kaartinkaupunki in 1908. Today it is…
Vallgren in 1930
Havis Amanda, 1906 (reveal in 1908), his most famous work
Portrait of Ville Vallgren, Ernst Josephson, 1880
Portrait photograph taken in 1891