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Höns bland höstackar (Chickens among haystacks)

Helene Schjerfbeck, c. 1887

© Carl Appelberg

Helene Schjerfbeck was one of the very early foreign visitors to St Ives. She received a travel grant from the Finnish Art Society in 1887 and stayed with her old college friend, Marianne Stokes and her husband Adrian in St Ives. Schjerfbeck was greatly inspired by the Cornish scenery, she wrote: 'There are thousands of subjects here I would like to paint: the old fishing village down below, the new artists' town on the hills above, a couple of sandy beaches, the harbour with the boats, heaths and grassy pastures browned by the hot summer sun'.

More information

Title of artwork, date

Höns bland höstackar (Chickens among haystacks), c. 1887

Date supported

2007

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

26 x 35 cm

Grant

42000

Total cost

72000

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