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Schjerfbeck, Helene
Schjerfbeck, Helene (1862–1946). Finnish painter, born in Helsinki, where she began her training at the Finnish Fine Art Association's Drawing School as a precious 11-year-old. In the 1880s she travelled widely, working mainly in France but also in St Ives (see ST IVES SCHOOL) and St Petersburg, making a name with open-air scenes notable for their fresh colouring. From about 1900 her health (always delicate) began to fail badly (although she lived into her 80s) and she adopted a solitary life at Hyvinkää, developing a much more simplified style in which the subtle colour harmonies recall those of Whistler. For several years she was more or less forgotten in Helsinki, but in 1917 she had a one-woman show there, organized by Gösta Stenman, an art dealer and journalist, and after this she was recognized as one of the pioneers of modernism in Finland. John Boulton-Smith (Modern Finnish Painting and Graphic Art, 1970) describes her as ‘a genuine, small, highly civilized master’ and writes that ‘no painter in Scandinavia made a more intelligent and original contribution to the early modern movement, save only Munch'. Her work included landscapes, still-lifes, figure compositions, and portraits, notably a long series of self-portraits that are regarded being among her finest achievements.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Schjerfbeck, Helene." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Schjerfbeck, Helene." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-SchjerfbeckHelene.html IAN CHILVERS. "Schjerfbeck, Helene." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-SchjerfbeckHelene.html |
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Schjerfbeck, Helene
Schjerfbeck, Helene (b Helsinki, 10 July 1862; d Saltsjöbaden, nr. Stockholm, 23 Jan. 1946). Finnish painter. In the 1880s she travelled widely, working mainly in France but also in St Ives and St Petersburg, making a name with open-air scenes notable for their fresh colouring. From about 1900 her health (always delicate) began to fail badly (although she lived into her eighties) and she adopted a solitary life at Hyvinkaa, almost forgotten, developing a much more simplified style. Her subtle colour harmonies recall those of Whistler, and after her work was exhibited in 1937 she was recognized as one of the pioneers of modernism in Finland. Her work included landscapes, still-lifes, figure compositions, and portraits, notably a long series of self-portraits that are regarded as being among her finest achievements.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Schjerfbeck, Helene." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Schjerfbeck, Helene." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-SchjerfbeckHelene.html IAN CHILVERS. "Schjerfbeck, Helene." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-SchjerfbeckHelene.html |
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Schjerfbeck, Helene
Schjerfbeck, Helene (1862–1946). Finnish painter. In the 1880s she travelled widely, working mainly in France but also in St Ives and St Petersburg, making a name with open-air scenes notable for their fresh colouring. From about 1900 her health (always delicate) began to fail badly (although she lived into her eighties) and she adopted a solitary life at Hyvinkaa, almost forgotten, developing a much more simplified style. Her subtle colour harmonies recall those of Whistler, and after her work was exhibited in 1937 she was recognized as one of the pioneers of modernism in Finland. Her work included landscapes, still lifes, figure compositions, and portraits, notably a long series of self-portraits that are regarded as being among her finest achievements.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Schjerfbeck, Helene." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Schjerfbeck, Helene." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-SchjerfbeckHelene.html IAN CHILVERS. "Schjerfbeck, Helene." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-SchjerfbeckHelene.html |
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