Aallottaria/ Water Nymphs

Water Nymphs is one of five fountains Viktor Jansson created between 1940-44.

'Water Nymphs', also known as 'Play', was commissioned by the City of Helsinki to enhance the small water pool near the Kappeli restaurant situated in Esplanadi park in 1942. In an articulate and elegant Classicist style, the work depicts two water nymphs, or mermaids, playing on the waves with a fish. Viktor Jansson's ...