Who was Helene Schjerfbeck” at the Met NYC Helene Schjerfbeck, Self-Portrait, Light and Shadow, 1945. Oil on canvas, 3/16 × 13 3/8 in. 02/05/26 9:19am “Seeing Silence: The Paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck” is on view through April 5, 2026, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.