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Image description: painting a nude young man about to fire an arrow, the man knees at the shore of a lake, there is a bush with yellow roses next to him. end Image description

The Archer by Vaino Blomstedt, 1898.

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Eero Saarinen's TWA Flight Center in New York, designed in the early 1960s, is a standout of Mid-Century Modern architecture. The futuristic curves of the building made it an icon of the Jet Age. Photo by Ezra Stoller, circa 1962.

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The Little Mermaid, Finnish National Ballet

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Image description: painting showing 2 Rollers (Coraciidae) sitting on a branch, in the background is a landscape with a plateau and trees, the sky is light blue with pink clouds. One roller is completly turquoise the other is mostly turquoise with a brown back. end Image description

Ferdinand von Wright (Finnish, 1822–1906), "Rollers", 1891

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Image description: a drawing in 3 panels: the first panel shows trees; the second larger panel shows a child and an adult woman in a medow, the child is standing and holding something, the woman is squated in front of the child with her hands folded next to her head, gazing at the child lovingly; the third panel is the same sice as the first and shows a tree with a lake in the background. At the top of the frame at the start and end of the panels are one stylized flower each. end Image description

Venny Soldan-Brofeldt (Finnish, 1863 - 1945): Triptyykki; äiti ja pieni lapsi niityllä, vieressä puuaiheet (via Finnish National Gallery)

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Ferdinand von Wright (Finnish, 1822–1906), "Smews"

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Unto Pusa (1913-1973) — Ilomantsi-Winter-Summer [oil, canvas, 1970]

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Riitu Uosukainen

1975

Tuohustaja, 2023

20,5 × 15,5 × 15 cm, ceramic

Finnish National Gallery

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Risto Vilhunen — Shape in the Landscape (acrylic on board, 1973)

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Submissions Open!

(First and second place, Season One)

It's official: submissions are opening for the second round of the Book Cover Tournament. Do you have covers you love? Saw in a bookshop and couldn't get out of your head? Are you using the gorgeous but little-known Lithuanian edition in order to lure people into reading your favourite novel? Use the form below to submit covers to battle it out in the Cover Art Showdown!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScIhA4uFLaRM5DP7uzo1r67tBowEQG9VXTPRt22_mD3Bv1amA/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=114471559063208631210

There's no limit on submissions per person. The first season had a bracket of 676 covers, and I'm looking to meet or exceed that mark. Submissions will remain open until early September.

Not accepted:

Major nudity (other NSFW content may be filtered at pollrunner's discretion).

Covers which ran in Season One.

Comic book, graphic novel, webcomic or manga covers (ebooks and light novels are fine).

Fanmade covers (unless they have later been published).

Please do not submit multiple covers in the same series by the same artist — your favourite one or two will do. Multiple editions of the same book are not only accepted, but encouraged.

Tagging for reach: @tournament-announcer, @specificpollsaboutbooks, @haveyoureadthisbook-poll, @art-that-fucks-you-up-tournament, @who-do-i-know-this-man

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Seppo Similä (Finnish, 1938) - Helmiäiskiviä (Pearly Stones) (n.d.)

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Venny Soldan-Brofeldt (Finnish, 1863 - 1945): Skärgårdslandskap (1900) (via Finnish National Gallery)

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Seppo Similä (Finnish, 1938) - Maisema Marsista (Landscape of Mars) (n.d.)

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Round 4 - Set 24

Left: Pond Water Crowfoot 1895 by Eero Järnefelt

Description: painting showing water as it ripples softly, wetting the stones of the shore. Crowfoot, a small, white flower, blooms on the surface. Though the water partly reflects the blue sky, the red bottom of the pond can be seen through it, with its rocks and plants.

Propaganda: I have a lot of good memories of swimming in forest lakes, and this painting evokes such a strong sensory memory in me. I can feel the coolness of the water, smell its sweet scent, hear the gentle waves lapping at the shore. The painting might not look like much, mostly brown water with one tiny plant, but I think it perfectly represents the peace and beauty that can be found everywhere if you just pause to look.

Pond Water Crowfoot 1895 by Eero Järnefelt. Oil on canvas. The art is 39 × 28 cm. The art is in the Finnish National Gallery (link here). The art was photographed by Yehia Eweis.

Right: Man from Marrakech 1908 by Hugo Backmansson

Description: painting of a dark skinned black man shown from the chest up, he wears a turban, and bright colored clothes.

No Propaganda has been submitted.

Man from Marrakech 1908 by Hugo Backmansson. Oil on canvas. The art is 38 × 31,5 cm. The art is currently at the Finnish National Gallery (link to the art work here). The art was photographed by Kirsi Halkola.

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Round 4 - Set 23

Left: Midsummer night in Tornio circa 1849 by Werner Holmberg

Description: painting of a sunset over a landscape, a city with water. The sky and water are bright red.

Propaganda: Tornio experiences polar day (for 13 days in June) but no polar night, I think both concept the sun never rising and the sun never setting is as fascinating as it is scary to think about, it does make for some amazing art though.

Midsummer night in Tornio circa 1849 by Werner Holmberg. Oil on canvas. The art is 40 x 62 cm. Accessed through Wikipedia Commons (link here).

Right: Self Portrait in Electric light 1914 by Oscar Parviainen

Description: painting of a young man painting, while smoking, he looks directly at the viewer. in the background is a skeleton. The man has white skin, and blonde hair, he wears a long white coat, a white shirt and black pants.

No Propaganda has been submitted.

Self Portrait in Electric light 1914 by Oscar Parviainen. Oil on canvas. The art is 103 × 67 cm. The art is in the Finnish National Gallery (link here).

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Round 4 - Set 22

Left: Landscape from Louhisaari, Study 1823-1825 by Gustaf Wilhelm Finnberg

Description: drawing of a lake with the surrounding landscape including a few buildings and trees

Landscape from Louhisaari, Study by Gustaf Wilhelm Finnberg. The art is 34,5 × 49 cm. The art is in the Finnish National Gallery (link to the art work here). The art was photographed by Janne Mäkinen.

Right: Morning in the Finnish Archipelago, 1887 by Hjalmar Munsterhjelm

Description: painting showing a group of 12 people pull in a large net from their boats, they are close to the shore.

No Propaganda has been submitted.

Morning in the Finnish Archipelago 1887 by Hjalmar Munsterhjelm. Oil on canvas. The art is 88 × 169,5 cm. The art is at the Finnish National Gallery (link here). The art was photographed by Yehia Eweis.

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Round 4 - Set 21

Left: Berry Pickers 1888 by Eero Järnefelt

Description: Painting showing small children picking blueberries on the mossy slope of a pine forest.

No Propaganda has been submitted.

Berry Pickers 1888 by Eero Järnefelt. Oil on canvas. The art is 45,4 × 69,7 cm. The art is currently at the Tampere Art Museum (link to the art work here).

Right: Autumn view of Lake Pielisjärvi 1899 by Eero Järnefelt

Description: A wide view of mighty hills lining a lake. The hills are covered in forest clad in its best autumn colours. On the foreground this is amplified by the sunlight, but the lake and sky are grey, and the distant hills are cast in shadow by the thickening clouds. The lake is calm.

Propaganda: love the format of this, its 61 cm high and almost 2 meters (198 cm) wide.

Autumn view of Lake Pielisjärvi 1899 by Eero Järnefelt. Oil on canvas. The art is 61 × 198 cm. The art is currently at the Finnish National Gallery (link to the art work here). The art was photographed by Hannu Aaltonen.