The Reading Girl (c.1904). Helene Schjerfbeck (Finnish, 1862-1946). Suomen Kansallisgalleria.Sc
The Reading Girl (c.1904). Helene Schjerfbeck (Finnish, 1862-1946). Suomen Kansallisgalleria.Schjerfbeck mainly portrayed her female models reading, doing needlework, or staring in front of them, always lost in their own thoughts and activities. The atmosphere is both quiet and tense, engaging and distant. Many are shown in profile or three-quarter profile, sometimes even from the back, and often sitting in a rocking chair, like The Reading Girl. -- source link
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