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.

A loose, abstract portrait in green tones showing a head turned in profile, with hollowed features and scraped paint revealing the canvas, painted in Schjerfbeck’s late style from her final years.

“Seeing Silence: The Paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck” is on view through April 5, 2026, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Who was Helene Schjerfbeck” at the Met NYC