Exhibition catalogue in English

Beyond reality - Imaginary worlds in fairy tale illustrations

19.2.–1.6.2025 Artist Home Erkkola

This exhibition takes us on a journey to fantastical sceneries where dreams and reality merge together. The exhibition features illustrative art from the collections of Amer Cultural Foundation and Tuusula Art Museum. The works of Rudolf Koivu (1890–1946), Martta Wendelin (1893–1986), Venny Soldan-Brofeldt (1863–1945), Lauri Manninen (1915–2001) and Risto Mäkinen (1918–1972) lead the viewer far beyond everyday reality.

Go to:

• Hall
• Author's Study
• Second floor, bedroom
• Large hallway
• Upstairs hall

Hall

Taking off – to the lands of fairy tales

1. Martta Wendelin
Illustration for Aili Somersalo’s story
Jukka-Pekka Gives the Godfather a Christmas Present, 1930
ink and gouache
Tuusula Art Museum

2. Martta Wendelin
Illustration for the story Elves Tip and Top, 1927
ink and gouache
Tuusula Art Museum

3. Martta Wendelin
Illustration for Aili Somersalo’s story
Jukka-Pekka Becomes
a Farmer, 1932
ink and gouache
Tuusula Art Museum

4. Risto Mäkinen
Illustration for Raul Roine’s story
Happiness, 1949
water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

5. Risto Mäkinen
Illustration for the story
Bog Rosemary and Leatherleaf, 1953
water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

6. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for the story
The Little Match Girl
water colour, gouache and pencil
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

7. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for Raul Roine’s story Raindrops’ Adventures, 1938
ink, pencil and water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

8.–9. Rudolf Koivu
Illustrations for the story The Bird of Gold, 1927
water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

10. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for the story The Stream and the Cloud, 1942
water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

11. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for the story Silver Flower with Golden Leaves, 1917
ink and water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

12. Martta Wendelin
Illustration for Anni Swan’s story
Enchanted Castle, 1920
water colour
Tuusula Art Museum

13. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for the story The Bird of Gold, 1927
water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

14. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for the story
The White Wedding, 1939
water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

15.–16. Rudolf Koivu
Illustrations for Raul Roine’s story Raindrops’ Adventures, 1938
ink, pencil and water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

17. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for the story The White Dove, 1913
ink and water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

18. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for the story Brother Lamb, 1915
ink and water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

19. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for the story
A Leap into Another
World, 1916
ink and water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

20. Venny Soldan-Brofeldt
Illustration for Anna Lilja’s story Pekka and Pirkko’s Christmas Chores, 1906
ink
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

21. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for the story Shepherd Leena in a Castle of Dreams
ink and gouache
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

22. Martta Wendelin
illustration for Aili Somersalo’s story Jukka-Pekka Gets Trapped Inside a Tree, 1930
ink and gouache
Tuusula Art Museum

23. Martta Wendelin
Illustration for Aili Somersalo’s story
Jukka-Pekka Flies, 1932
ink and gouache
Tuusula Art Museum

Author’s study

Dreamlands and fantasies

24. Martta Wendelin
Prince, illustration for Helli Hannula’s story The Girl Who Became a Bird, 1937
Tuusula Art Museum

25. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for Raul Roine’s story Raindrops’ Adventures, 1938
ink, pencil and water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

26. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for Raul Roine’s story
Bluebells, 1942
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

27. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for Jorma Mäenpää’s story Everything is Relative, 1941
water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

28. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for the story The White Dove, 1913
ink and water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

29. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for the story The Sister and the Brother, 1929
water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

30. Martta Wendelin
Illustration for Arvid Lydecken’s story
The Blood Red Pearl, 1929
ink, pencil and water colour
Tuusula Art Museum

31. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for Raul Roine’s story Tale About a Great Musician, 1936
water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

32. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for Eero Salola’s poem Caged Bird (after a fairytale by Manfred Kyber), 1936
gouache
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

33. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for Salli Sarajas’ story
Tree of Love, 1934
gouache
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

34.–35. Rudolf Koivu
Illustrations for the story Father’s Loyal Servant, 1915
ink and water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

36. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for Immi Hellén’s story Lost, 1930
ink and water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

37. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for a Grimm fairytale: Golden Bird, Golden Horse and a Princess, 1948
water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

38. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for the story Christmas Dream, 1936
water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

39. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for Jorma Mäenpää’s story Everything is Relative, 1941
water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

Second floor

Magical woods, peculiar creatures and mysterious depths

40. Martta Wendelin
Illustration for Zacharias Topelius’ story
Cloud Giant, 1931
ink and water colour
Tuusula Art Museum

Bedroom

(room on the left after the stairs)

41. – 43. Rudolf Koivu
Illustrations for Raul Roine’s story Raindrops’ Adventures, 1938
ink, pencil and water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

44.–45. Rudolf Koivu
Illustrations for the story Little Matti’s Fishing Trip
water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation
46. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for the story Sister and Brother, 1929
water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

47. Martta Wendelin
Illustration for Anni Swan’s story Gift of the Lady of the Waters, 1920
ink and water colour
Tuusula Art Museum

48. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for Jorma Mäenpää’s story
Tale of the Seashell Island’s Princess, 1943
water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

49.–50. Rudolf Koivu
Illustrations for Verneri Liinamaa’s story Underwater Adventure, 1945
water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

51. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for Jorma Mäenpää’s story
Tale of the Seashell Island’s Princess, 1943
water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

Large hallway

52. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for the story Princess Bewitched into a Frog, 1918
water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

53. Martta Wendelin
Illustration for Aili Somersalo’s story Jukka-Pekka Gets a New Porridge Spoon, 1929
ink and water colour
Tuusula Art Museum

54. Martta Wendelin
Illustration for Aili Somersalo’s story
Jukka-Pekka Delivers a Christmas Tree for the Man in the Moon, 1929
ink and water colour
Tuusula Art Museum

55. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for the story The White Wedding, 1939
water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

56. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for the story Old Man’s Daughter and Old Woman’s Daughter, 1928
water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

57. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for the story Golden Apple, 1932
ink and water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

58. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for the story Mikko Mieheläinen, 1914
ink and water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

59. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for the story The Bird of Gold, 1927
water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

60. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for the story The Stream and the Cloud, 1942
water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

61. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for the story Princess Bewitched
into a Frog, 1918
water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

62. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for the story Silver Flower with Golden Leaves, 1917
ink and water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

63.–64. Rudolf Koivu
Illustrations for the story Princess Bewitched into a Frog, 1918
water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

65. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for the story When the Chicken Disappeared, 1919
ink and water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

66.–67. Rudolf Koivu
Illustrations for Immi Hellén’s story Lost, 1930
ink and water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

Upstairs hall

68.–69. Rudolf Koivu
Illustrations for Raul Roine’s story Raindrops’ Adventures, 1938
ink, pencil and water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

70. Martta Wendelin
Fairy, illustration for Anni Swan’s story Secret of the waves, 1920
gouache
Tuusula Art Museum

71.–72. Martta Wendelin
Illustrations for Aili Somersalo’s story
Jukka-Pekka Flies, 1932
ink and gouache
Tuusula Art Museum

73. Martta Wendelin
Illustration for the story Elves Tip and Top, 1927
ink and gouache
Tuusula Art Museum

74. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for the story The Gears of Time, 1941
water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

75. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for the story The Magical Chests, 1926
water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

76. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for the story Tale about the
Christmas Star, 1936
water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

77. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for Urho Syvälahti’s story
The Moss Bog, 1925
ink and water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

78. Venny Soldan-Brofeldt
Illustration for Antti Rytkönen’s Christmas story The Brightest Star
of the Sky, 1914
ink
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

79. Rudolf Koivu
Illustration for the story The Tale of the Star Coins
ink and water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation

80. Martta Wendelin
Illustration for Ebba Varma’s story
Tale of the Seasons, 1934
gouache
Tuusula Art Museum

81.–82. Lauri Manninen
Illustrations for the story The Magical Ring, 1948
water colour
Tuusula Art Museum / Amer Cultural Foundation