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Helene Schjerfbeck

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Painting of a young woman with dark hair in a pink-striped white blouse, looking back, beside an orange on a grey table.

Costume Picture I (Girl with Orange, The Baker's Daughter)

1908

Painting of a bobbed-haired woman with red lips leaning forward beside a pale figure, set against a red background and green

The Family Heirloom

1915

Painted portrait of a young woman with red lips and a blue and cream top against a warm ochre floral background.

Girl from Eydtkuhne II

1927

Painting of a woman with downcast eyes in a pink headscarf and white collar against a muted green background.

Madonna de la Charité, after El Greco

1941

Painting of a young girl with a blonde bob and green eyes, against a dark brown background, in loose brushwork.

Head of a Girl

1886

Oil portrait of a mustached man in a tall black fur hat with red trim and a high-collared black coat, turned to the side.

The Cossack (The Beautiful Cossack)

1878

Painted portrait of a woman in a dark hat and black dress with white collar against a turquoise background.

Singer in Black

1916

Loose still life painting of red and green apples beside a grey vase of pink flowers on a pale tablecloth.

Red Apples

1915

Painting of a green bench beside tree trunks on grass, with muted brown shadows and pale patches of light.

Shadow on the Wall II (Green Bench)

1928

Painting of a mother leaning over a sleeping child with a face resting on white cloth, in muted red and brown tones.

Mother and Child

1917

Painting of a young girl in a wicker armchair holding a cup beside a table with an ink bottle and book.

The Convalescent

1888

Painting of a child in a red dress crouching on pale sand, head turned to the side, with loose brushwork and a blue shadow.

Girl on the Sand

1912

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a red skullcap and red robe with a white collar against a dark background.

Portrait of Pope Innocent X, copy after Velázquez

1892

Portrait of a woman with dark bobbed hair and downcast eyes, wearing a pink top against a grey background.

Finnish Nurse III (Ester Räihä)

1943

Little Liisa

1879

Three loosely painted figures with pale faces and a red-pink drapery in the foreground, in muted greens and pinks.

Angel Fragment, after El Greco

1928

Soft muted painting of a child with closed eyes resting its head on a pale cushion, in greens and pinks.

Annuli Reading

1923

Spaniard

1881

Portrait of a woman with closed eyes, pink cheeks and a green cross brooch on a white collar, against a brown background.

Nurse I (Kaija Lahtinen)

1943

Loose oil portrait of a young woman with dark bobbed hair, lowered eyes and red lips, in a blue top against ochre.

Portrait of a Girl in Blue and Brown (Inez)

1944

Head study of a man with short reddish hair, lowered eyes and red lips, drawn in loose pencil lines on a pale grey background

The Woodcutter, head study

1943

Loose still life painting of green apples on a plate beside a champagne glass against a dark background.

Green Apples and Champagne Glass

1934

Painting of a dark doorway in a grey interior wall beside a white column, with a brown floor below.

The Door

1884

Painting of a young boy in a rust-orange coat holding an axe over his shoulder against a gray background.

The Woodcutter I

1910

Painting of a young woman with a dark bob, head tilted down, eyes half-closed, against an olive-green background, wearing a b

Girl from Loviisa

1941

Woman in black kneeling by a sunlit window, holding a barefoot toddler in a white dress beside a vase of flowers.

Mother and Child

1886

Seated woman in white dress beside a striped table with an orange and pink flowers, painted in soft muted tones.

Costume Picture II

1909

Painting of an elderly woman in a white headscarf and dark shawl, hands folded, against a green and grey background.

Granny

1907

Painting of a young woman with dark-shadowed eyes and red lips, wearing a cream top with green collar, against beige.

Modern Schoolgirl

1928

Stylized oil portrait of a woman with a pale face, dark eyes and red lips against a muted green background.

The Teacher

1933

Painting of the Madonna in a dark robe and gold halo holding a child with a gold halo against a gold and white background.

Madonna and Child, after Cimabue

1932

Painted portrait of a woman with dark bobbed hair, split face in grey and olive tones, against a pale green background.

Forty Years Old

1939

Oil painting of a boy in blue feeding his little sister from a green bowl in a dark interior.

A Boy Feeding his Little Sister

1881

Painted portrait of a man with dark hair and moustache, head turned, against a green and blue background.

Einar Reuter III

1919

Painting of a young woman in a red skirt and white shawl beside a birch tree, with a log cabin and rocks in a sunny landscape

Girl from Barösund

1885

Girl Reading (Seated Girl)

1904

Painting of two stylized figures, a blonde woman in pale blue and a man in bright blue, against a dark background.

Friends

1942

Self-portrait by Helene Schjerfbeck, 1912: a woman in a dark blue collar looking sideways against a grey and yellow backgroun

Self-Portrait

1912

Loose painting of a grey building framed by dark trees and green foliage, with pale yellow ground and soft brushwork.

The Old Brewery (Composition)

1918

Stylized watercolor and pencil study of three lily-like flowers in cream, mauve and red on a brown background.

Small Lilies

1942

Portrait of a young woman with pale face, pink headscarf and lowered eyes against a dark background, painted in muted tones.

Girl from the Islands

1929

Painted self-portrait of a pale woman with blonde hair and blue eyes against a black background, wearing a white blouse.

Self-Portrait, Black Background

1915

Two women in white and dark dresses sit in a pale interior, one reading an open book, the other looking down.

Girls Reading

1907

Painting of a young woman in a gold gown being offered a glass by a man in a hat, with an older woman behind.

Glass of Lemonade, copy after Gerh. Terborch's painting

1892

The Seamstress (The Working Woman)

1905

Loosely painted frontal self-portrait of a head with angular features, dark eyes and a brown collar against a pale background

Self-Portrait, en face I

1945

Painting of a pale blond woman with red lips and a loose blue top against a muted grey-brown background.

Blond Woman

1925

The School Girl II (Girl in Black)

1908

John Chambers, copy after Hans Holbein the Younger

1894

Two Profiles (Marianne Preindlsberger in front)

1881

Painting of a young girl with a white headband bending her head toward a cluster of red flowers against a dark background.

Head of a Girl

1882

Seated woman in white dress with dark hair bun, bending over a book against a teal green background, titled Maria.

Maria

1909

Loose painting of green and yellow pears in a white oval dish against a dark brown background.

Still Life in Green

1930

Profile of a Woman (from memory)

1932

Painting of a bowed figure with face hidden under a pale wrap, set against ochre and olive colour fields.

The Gipsy Woman ; The Romani Woman

1919

Painting of a woman with a dark bob and downcast eyes, red lips and grey jacket, in muted olive and tan tones.

Göta

1933

Charcoal and watercolor study of the Virgin Mary with bowed head, closed eyes, pale veil and blue cloak.

Virgin Mary, after El Greco

1942

Loose oil sketch of a domed church tower above shrubs, red rooftops, and a bay under a pale sky.

Tammisaari Church

1890

Profile of Madonna, after El Greco (Profile of Mary Magdalen)

1943

Loose painting of a white manor house with a red roof behind green trees and a grassy field.

Sjundby Manor

1927

Warrior in Helmet

1875

Painting of three women in black shawls and a young girl, with a child in a fur hat, against a pale muted background.

Churchgoers (Easter Morning)

1895

Painting of a smiling young woman in a white dress seated beside a blue teapot, against a soft turquoise background.

Under the Linden

1911

Painting of a young woman with dark hair, eyes lowered, wearing a white blouse against a muted olive background.

Girl from California I

1919

Loose painted portrait of a pale-faced woman in a dark top against a muted olive background, with a red spot at the mouth.

Self-Portrait with Red Spot

1944

Oil self-portrait of a young blonde woman with bangs and blue eyes, in a grey high-necked top against an ochre background.

Self-Portrait

1884

Bust portrait of a woman with black hair and lowered eyes, in a cream dress with yellow motifs, against an orange background.

The Fortune-Teller (Woman in Yellow Dress)

1926

The Seamstress, Half-Length Portrait (The Working Woman)

1927

The Landlord II (Profile of a Man)

1928

Painting of a young woman with red lips and blonde hair in a pink dress against a soft yellow background.

Circus Girl

1916

Simplified still life of poppies in a brown vase, with white, pink and red blooms on a pale ochre background.

Corn Poppies

1942

Loose sketch of a pink and white anemone on a pale stem beside a red bud, on a grey-brown background.

Anemone

1942

Painting of a blonde woman with bowed head in a cream dress against a coral red background, in loose soft brushwork.

Girl with Blonde Hair

1916

Painting of a pale-faced woman with blonde hair in a bun, wearing a white blouse and pendant, against a black background.

Self-Portrait with Black Background

1915

My Mother

1909

Painting of a bowed woman with dark hair wrapped in a cream shawl against ochre and olive background.

The Gipsy Woman

1919

Three women in black shawls and a girl stand before a pale wall, with a child at lower left, in a muted painting.

Churchgoers (Easter Morning)

1900

Painting of a soldier in blue and yellow uniform resting against a birch tree in a snowy field, a bayonet in his lap.

Wounded Warrior in the Snow

1880

The School Girl II

1908

Portrait of a woman in a black hat and jacket with a white collar, against a blue-gray background.

Singer in Black

1917

Portrait of Helena Westermarck

1884

Seated bearded man in a white shirt and apron beside a charcoal kiln, with birch trees behind him in a forest clearing.

Charcoal Burner

1882

Painting of a woman with closed eyes and rosy cheeks, head resting on her hand, against a muted brown background.

Rosy-Cheeked Girl

1927

Painting of a girl seated on a bench beside a cradle holding a sleeping baby in a warmly lit interior.

Lullaby

1893

Oil painting of a woman in a pink rococo gown with grey powdered hair, as an attendant in a black hat drapes a blue cape on h

Masquerade Picture; Rococo Woman

1887

Pale stylized portrait of a young woman with downcast eyes and dark collar strokes on a tan background.

The Petite Servant

1918

Painting of a wooden rowboat moored among water lily pads on a still pond, with white ducks and green trees reflected in the

Boat on a Lily Pond

1883

Watercolor of a young girl in a black sweater leaning on a pale railing, green skirt, lavender and blue background.

Tyttö veräjällä I

1897

Two Profiles

1881

Harjun Paavo, Löyttymäki

1885

Copy of Holbein's painting John Chambers

1894

Sketch of a girl with brown hair reading a book while seated in a wooden ladder-back chair, in muted blue and grey tones.

Girl Reading

1904

Bust-length portrait of a man in a black cap and dark robe with a gold cord against a green background.

Copy of Holbein's painting Sir Richard Southwell

1886

Painting of a seated woman in gold satin being offered a glass by a man in a hat, with an older woman behind them.

Glass of Lemonade, copy of Gerh. Terborch's painting

1892

Figurstudie

1884

Painting of a man in uniform lying on a white sheet in a dim wooden room, with officers and an elderly man nearby.

Wilhelm von Schwerinin kuolema

1886