Helene Schjerfbeck, 1862 - 1946, FINNISH
ON THE JETTY
Oil on canvas
38.5 by 35cm., 15¼ by 13¾in.
Private Collection
The present work was painted in 1879, the year Schjerfbeck completed her studies under Adolf von Becker in Helsinki, and exhibited for the first time with the Finnish Fine Arts Society. Although distinct from the radical new departures her art would later take, this early work reflects Schjerfbeck's interest in contrasts (here between the generations), and her love of Finland's coasts. More on this painting
Helene Schjerfbeck (July 10, 1862 – January 23, 1946, in Finland Swedish) was a Finnish painter. She is most widely known for her realist works and self-portraits, and less well known for her landscapes and still lifes. Throughout her long life, her work changed dramatically.
She showed talent at an early age, and by the time she was eleven she was enrolled at the Finnish Art Society Drawing School. She continued her education, with Westermarck, at a private academy run by Adolf von Becker, which utilised the University of Helsinki drawing studio. In 1879, at the age of 17, Schjerfbeck won third prize in a competition organised by the Finnish Art Society, and in 1880 her work was displayed in an annual Finnish Art Society exhibition. She set off to Paris later that year after receiving a travel grant from the Imperial Russian Senate. More on Helene Schjerfbeck
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