Works by the Estonian artist Eduard Wiiralt (1898–1954), a sequel to my November 2010 post

Eduard Wiiralt, ca. 1926–34, from the private collection of Juhani Komulainen, part of a 2009 exhibit

Eduard Wiiralt, Women in Top Hats, 1927

detail

Eduard Wiiralt, Lady in Cafe, 1922

Eduard Wiiralt, Street in Sceaux, 1928

Eduard Wiiralt, Mechanical Contraptions with Human Figure, 1929

Eduard Wiiralt, Man in Red Beret, 1929

Eduard Wiiralt, Seated Lady, 1941

Eduard Wiiralt, Monika, 1942

Eduard Wiiralt, The Outskirts of Town, 1921

detail

Eduard Wiiralt, Reclining Nude with Dog and Phoenix, 1926

Eduard Wiiralt, Heads, 1926

Eduard Wiiralt, Illustration for La Gabrielide (Puskin), 1928

detail

Eduard Wiiralt, Elu varemetes, 1948

Eduard Wiiralt, Viiuldaja, Visand, 1931

Eduard Wiiralt, Self-Portrait, 1921

Most of these images come from Eduard Wiiralt, an early 90s catalog for an exhibit at the Ateneum Art Museum in Helsinki (ISBN 951-47-8272-0). It focuses on Wiiralt's work from the 20s and 30s but it's far from comprehensive. Wiiralt was a prolific artist. I would love to see his 140 illustrations for Eduard Tennmann's four-part textbook on religion published in 1924–25 and the 75 color drawings "consisting of grotesque fantasy portraits and compositions" commissioned by the art dealer Pierre Flajoulot in 1929. Since his work seems to have never really caught on in Europe let alone in the US, I won't hold my breath.

Some links for the artist:

—wikipedia page
—Estonian art archive
—Wiiralt on an Estonian site
—2007 article in the Baltic Times: Estonia's original surrealist