Viktor Jansson

Early life

Works

• Lahden vapaudenpatsas, 1920
• Tampereen vapaudenpatsas, 1920
• Kajastus, 1930
• Convolvulus, 1931, which depicts a young woman. Convolvulus stands for lesser bindweed or field bindweed. In this masterpiece the woman raises her hand in a half-protecting, half-blessing gesture. This sculpture is often said to symbolize spring's arrival to the north. The sculpture was born as a result of a competition organised by Helsinki City in 1930–31 to decorate Helsinki with public works of art. It is made out of bronze and is 240 cm high. Another version of Convolvulus is 120 cm high and stands on the grave of Bertel Hintze in the old part of Hietaniemi cemetery.
• Nuoruus, 1931 is of bronze, measuring 177 × 50 × 47,5 cm, on a base of grey granite 71 × 50,5 × 58,5 cm