Lot 6
Tom of Finland
Untitled
1988
2004
giclee print
value $200-$300
11 3/4 x 9 1/2" ed. 24 of 50
courtesy of Tom of Finland Foundation

Born in Kaarina, Finland, Touko Laaksonen came to worldwide recognition under his pseudonym Tom of Finland. As a young man he left his small hometown in order to attend Art College in Helsinki. First publishing his sexually-charged drawings in the middle of the highly conservative ‘50s, since 1973 Tom of Finland has had his works in museums and galleries all over the world. In 1979, the Tom of Finland Company was established and in 1984 the Tom of Finland Foundation was formed as a non-profit educational archive with the intent to preserve, restore, and exhibit erotic art. In 1991, the artist was the focus of the film documentary “Daddy and the Muscle Academy – The Art Life and Times of Tom of Finland.” In that same year, Tom of Finland died of complications of emphysema.