Who was Helene Schjerfbeck” at the Met NYC

Helene Schjerfbeck, At Home (Mother Sewing), 1903. Oil on canvas, 34 1/16 × 24 1/2 in.

An intimate painting of an elderly woman sewing, seated in profile in a white chair and dressed in black, with soft brushwork and subdued light emphasizing the quiet concentration of domestic labor.

“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