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Quietly glowing colors – In Helene Schjerfbeck’s palette, it’s about being human
In her column, writer and art historian Selina Vienola reflects on Helene Schjerfbeck’s restrained palette and on how returning to familiar works can open up new meanings and new ways of seeing oneself.
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Finnish Design Shop presents the Tones of Modernism Collection in collaboration with The Met
The collection celebrates the opening of “Seeing Silence: The Paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck” on-view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York from December 5, 2025, through April 5, 2026.
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The Met announces first major U.S. exhibition of works by Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck
Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck is celebrated across the Nordic countries, yet her work remains little known in the United States. The Met’s new exhibition, “Seeing Silence,” brings together nearly 60 works to introduce American audiences to the quiet intensity of this remarkable modernist.
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