Who was Helene Schjerfbeck” at the Met NYC

Helene Schjerfbeck, Clothes Drying, 1883. Oil on canvas.

A naturalistic landscape painting of laundry drying on the grass, with white and pastel fabrics laid out in uneven patches across a green meadow, partially veiled by a large net strung between two poles.

“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