Helene Schjerfbeck

Jeremy Lewison author Anna-Maria von Bonsdorff author Rebecca Bray author Desiree de Chair author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Royal Academy of Arts

Published:4th Nov '19

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Published to accompany a major retrospective at the Royal Academy, running from 20 July to 27 October 2019, the first time her works have been seen in London since 1890

A new study examining the life and work of Helene Schjerfbeck, the Finnish painter who influenced Bacon, Freud and AuerbachThough little known outside her native country, Helene Schjerfbeck (1862-1946) is one of Finland's best-loved artists. Her career, which stretched from the late 1870s to the end of the Second World War, encompassed both Impressionism and Modernism. This book records an exhibition that marks the first time her works have been seen in the UK since she exhibited in London herself in 1890. It presents the full range of her exceptional paintings and drawings, with 70 works in all genres, including portrait, landscape and still-life. Schjerfbeck's technique, her social and cultural context and her legacy are all examined in depth by the authors. The book also explores the role of the masquerade in Schjerfbeck's work, and the impact of old-master paintings on her practice.

Her paintings of her mother, which irresistibly recall Whistler are wonderful: affectionate without being sentimental and with a daughter's eye to detail.... This is an overdue tribute to a very considerable artist.--Melanie McDonagh "Evening Standard " [T]here's a 'modern' aspect to many of Schjerfbeck's images. Right from the off, the women in her portraits look alive, real and healthy.... This is what makes Schjerfbeck fascinating. Instead of tapering off into rehearsed formulas, her art gets better as it heads from start to finish.--Rosemary Waugh "Time Out " an utterly riveting view of the Finnish Munch... you are in for the most wonderfully striking surpise.--Rachel Campbell-Johnston "New York Times "
Her paintings of her mother, which irresistibly recall Whistler are wonderful: affectionate without being sentimental and with a daughter's eye to detail.... This is an overdue tribute to a very considerable artist.--Melanie McDonagh "Evening Standard " [T]here's a 'modern' aspect to many of Schjerfbeck's images. Right from the off, the women in her portraits look alive, real and healthy.... This is what makes Schjerfbeck fascinating. Instead of tapering off into rehearsed formulas, her art gets better as it heads from start to finish.--Rosemary Waugh "Time Out " an utterly riveting view of the Finnish Munch... you are in for the most wonderfully striking surpise.--Rachel Campbell-Johnston "New York Times "

ISBN: 9781912520039

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 1060g

168 pages