Helene Schjerfbeck 150 years

Helene Schjerfbeck (1862-1946) is one of Finland's best-loved and most internationally recognised artists. To mark the 150th anniversary of her birth, the Ateneum Art Museum has produced this exhibition catalogue, covering many aspects of her long artistic journey. The numerous contributing art hist [...]
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Helene Schjerfbeck (1862-1946) is one of Finland's best-loved and most internationally recognised artists. To mark the 150th anniversary of her birth, the Ateneum Art Museum has produced this exhibition catalogue, covering many aspects of her long artistic journey. The numerous contributing art historians, both Finnish and German, cast a fresh light on Schjerfbeck's art and its reception. Annabelle Görgen-Lammers, who curated the international Helene Schjerfbeck exhibitions in 2007, surveys reactions to her art over the years. Art historian Marie Christine Tams takes a penetrating look at her works, analysing how she creates mood and feeling. The Ateneum's own Chief Curator Leena Ahtola-Moorhouse writes about the great masters who influenced Schjerfbeck, especially El Greco. Art historian Petja Hovinheimo discusses the history paintings of Schjerfbeck's youth, while the Ateneum's Head of Education Anja Olavinen focuses her attention on the individuality of the artist's male models and the warmth and emotion they emit. Helene Schjerfbeck 150 years will prove a most welcome handbook on the artist's oeuvre. Its catalogue section covers three quarters of her total output, providing information and plates on 750 works whose consistently high quality reflects an uncompromising artist who always sought to give fresher and keener expression to powerful feeling. The exhibition catalogue will help to spread Helene Schjerfbeck's reputation internationally, while offering the viewer and reader a fascinating pathway into her distinctive world. This catalogue is available in Finnish and English. The Swedish edition is out of print. Denna katalog kan köpas på finska eller engelska. Den svenska upplagan är slutsåld.