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The Convalescent
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I have always searched for the dense depths of the soul, that have not yet discovered themselves, where everything is still unconscious—there one can make the greatest discoveries.1(p28) . . . It is basically human life that most fascinates me.1(p21)
For it lies in art's power to yield warmth to those we cannot reach, yet who need somebody.2(p9)
Helene Schjerfbeck's (1862-1946) painting The Convalescent won a first-class bronze medal at the 1889 World Fair in Paris.3 It was purchased by the Finnish Art Society for its collection at the Ateneum Art Museum in the year of its completion. It was soon dubbed ‘pearl of the Ateneum.’2(p9) For a 26-year-old artist to achieve such recognition was exceptional. The painting had been exhibited earlier the same year at the Paris Salon as The First Greening (Première verdure), signifying the hope of an approaching spring.3 However, given Schjerfbeck's personal history, its subsequent and enduring name, . . . [Full Text of this Article]
James C. Harris, MD
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