Who was Helene Schjerfbeck” at the Met NYC

Helene Schjerfbeck, Fête Juive (Sukkot),1883. Oil on canvas, 45 1/4 × 67 11/16 in.

A large realist painting of a man and a girl resting on the floor, showing the man seated in black with a gray beard and the girl in a pale pink dress lying with her head on his thigh, both set against a backdrop of a simple interior with sparse furnishings.

“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