Helene Schjerfbeck
Finnish painter
Helena Sofia Schjerfbeck was a Finnish painter. A modernist painter, she is known for her realist works and self-portraits, and also for her landscapes and still lifes. Throughout her long life, her work changed dramatically beginning with... Wikipedia
Born: July 10, 1862, Helsinki, Finland
Died: January 23, 1946 (age 83 years), Saltsjöbaden, Sweden
Periods: Realism, Expressionism, and Naturalism
Parents: Olga Johanna Schjerfbeck and Svante Schjerfbeck
Siblings: Magnus Schjerfbeck
Known for: Painting
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