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From the collection of Finnish National Gallery
Pikkusiskoaan ruokkiva poika is an unspecified by Helene Schjerfbeck, held at Finnish National Gallery.
A boy in a blue shirt sits on a stool, feeding a younger child from a green bowl. The girl wears a white cap and a long dress, her legs wrapped in cloth and stuffed into wooden shoes. The room is dim, with a rough wall and a red cloth hanging nearby. The boy’s hand is steady, but the girl’s face looks up with quiet trust. The paint is thick in spots, giving the figures a textured, almost tangible feel. This painting uses impasto—try looking closer at how the brushstrokes create depth.
Helena Sofia (Helene) Schjerfbeck (pronounced ; July 10, 1862 – January 23, 1946) was a Finnish modernist painter known for her realist works and self-portraits, and also for her landscapes and still lifes.
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