Once again I've been browsing my books on artist Helene Schjerfbeck (a Finnish
painter, 1862 - 1946) and this time I decided to share images of some of her
paintings of people (including some of her self-portraits).
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Helene Schjerfbeck, Self-Portrait, 1921
(this painting is missing due to having been stolen)
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Helene Schjerfbeck, Family Heirloom, 1915-16
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Helene Schjerfbeck, Self-Portrait, Profile, 1905-12
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Helene Schjerfbeck, Dressmaker, 1903
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Helene Schjerfbeck, Self-Portrait in Black, 1934
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Helene Schjerfbeck, A Girl Knitting, 1904
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Helene Schjerfbeck, Self-Portrait En Face, 1915 (a sketch)
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Helene Schjerfbeck, Mans Schjerfbeck (A Driver), 1929
(Helene's nephew)
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Helene Schjerfbeck, Self-Portrait, 1944
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There is something very poignant about her self-portraits, especially when viewed chronologically.
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