Artist: Joel Jalmari Ruokokoski, known as Jali (1886-1936) was a Finnish Expressionist painter.
Title: Boats on shore.
Signed in plate and in pencil below. Artist's (?) handprint on the back.
Dimensions: Image 10 3/4" x 13 7/8". Sheet 14 1/4" x 17 3/4".
Date: 1928.
Materials and Techniques: Color etching on wove paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Foxing to the upper margin, a dumpstain. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Finnish School XX C.