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Helene Schjerfbeck

Helene Schjerfbeck (1862–1946) was a Finnish painter and exlibrist.

Also recorded as Helena Schjerfbeck; H. S. Schjerfbeck; H. Schjerfbeck; Helene Scherfbeck; Helene Sofia Schjerfbeck.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Helena Sofia Schjerfbeck.

Also worked under the name Helene Schjerfbeck.

Born at Helsinki in 1862, died at Saltsjöbaden in 1946.

In detail

Helene Schjerfbeck studied at Academy of Fine Arts of Helsinki and Académie Colarossi. training under Gustave-Claude-Étienne Courtois, Léon Bonnat and Adolf von Becker is recorded. Hilda Flodin, Hugo Simberg and Juho Rissanen are recorded as having studied under Helene Schjerfbeck. the recorded working language is Finnish, English and French.

The field of work recorded is painting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait, still life, self-portrait and history. The authority associates the name with realism.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Helsinki, Paris and France.

Work by Helene Schjerfbeck is recorded in the collections of Städel Museum, Finnish National Gallery, National Gallery of Canada, Didrichsen Art Museum and Turku Art Museum.

Distinctions recorded are Badge of Merit of the Order of the White Rose of Finland.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Helene Schjerfbeck”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q236985: Helene Schjerfbeck

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