Paula Modersohn-Becker
German, 1876–1907
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Bio
A pioneer of modern art in Europe and the first woman to paint a full-length nude self-portrait, Paula Modersohn-Becker favored simple forms and complex textures created by scratching into sculpted paint on canvas. Modersohn-Becker trained under …
Notable works
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Kinder vor Bauernhaus / Verso: Birkenstämme und Haus, 1901Contact for Price
Lune au-dessus d’un Paysage, 1900
Autoportrait au Sixième Anniversaire de Mariage , May 25th-1906
Autoportrait sur Fond Vert avec des Iris Bleus , 1905
Nature Morte au Bocal de Poissons Rouges , May/June 1906
Alte Armenhäuslerin im Garten mit Glaskugel und Mohnblumen (Old Woman from the Poorhouse in the Garden with Glass Globe and Poppies), 1907
Autoportrait à la Branche de Camélia , 1906-1907
Buste d’une Femme en Noir au Mouchoir , Spring 1906
Jeune Fille Tenant des Fleurs Jaunes dans un Verre , 1902
Chat Tenu par un Enfant , 1903
Career highlights
Solo show at a major institution
Louisiana Museum of Art
Group show at a major institution
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and 3 more
Collected by a major institution
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and 1 more
Reviewed by a major art publication
Artforum, and 1 more
Included in a major biennial
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Works for sale
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- Paula Modersohn-BeckerKinder vor Bauernhaus / Verso: Birkenstämme und Haus, 1901Contact for Price
Paula Modersohn-BeckerSelf-Portrait with an Amber Necklace, 1906
Paula Modersohn-BeckerLiegende Mutter mit Kind II (Reclining Mother with Child II), 1906
Paula Modersohn-BeckerSelbstbildnis nach halblinks, die Hand am Kinn (Self-Portrait Turned to the left with Her Hand at Her Chin ), 1906
Paula Modersohn-BeckerMädchenbildnis mit gespreizter Hand vor der Brust (Portrait of a Girl with a Hand Spread across Her Chest ), c. 1905
Paula Modersohn-BeckerSelbstbildnis am 6. Hochzeitstag (Self-Portrait on the Sixth Wedding Day), 1908
Paula Modersohn-BeckerStehender und kniender Mädchenakt vor Mohnblumen II (Kneeling and Standing Girls Nude, Poppies in the Background II), 1906
Paula Modersohn-BeckerStilleben mit Goldfischglas (Still Life with Goldfish Bowl) , May/June 1906
Paula Modersohn-BeckerBildnis Rainer Maria Rilke (Portrait of Rainer Maria Rilke), 1906- Paula Modersohn-BeckerAlte Armenhäuslerin im Garten mit Glaskugel und Mohnblumen (Old Woman from the Poorhouse in the Garden with Glass Globe and Poppies), 1907
Paula Modersohn-BeckerSelbstbildnis, eine Schale und ein Glas haltend (Self-Portrait with a Bowl and a Glass), c. 1904
Paula Modersohn-BeckerSelbstbildnis mit Kamelienzweig (Self-Portrait with a Camellia Branch), 1906/07
Paula Modersohn-BeckerSäugling an der Brust (Infant, Breastfeeding), c. 1904
Paula Modersohn-BeckerKopf eines blonden Mädchens vor Landschaft (Head of a Blonde Girl in front of a Landscape), 1901
Paula Modersohn-BeckerBirkenstämme vor Landschaft,(Birch Trees in Front of a Landscape), c. 1901
Paula Modersohn-BeckerMädchen im Birkenwald mit Katze (Girl in a Birch Wood with a Cat), 1904- Paula Modersohn-BeckerJeune Fille Tenant des Fleurs Jaunes dans un Verre , 1902
Paula Modersohn-BeckerJeune Fille au Poids d’Horloge, 1900- Paula Modersohn-BeckerLune au-dessus d’un Paysage, 1900
- Paula Modersohn-BeckerAutoportrait à la Branche de Camélia , 1906-1907
