Who was Helene Schjerfbeck” at the Met NYC

Helene Schjerfbeck, Self-Portrait,1912. Oil on canvas, 17 1/8 × 16 1/2 in.

A sharply rendered self-portrait of a young woman with pale skin, flushed cheeks, and blue eyes looking intently at the viewer, painted by Schjerfbeck at age 22 in a high-collared dark dress against a smoky yellow-gray background.

“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