PAULA MODERSOHN-BECKER

1876-1907

Born in Dresden, Germany.

Belonging to an aristocratic family balanced between her rich life and the strong desire for independence, to be an artist.

Once she said "I want to get further, I can hardly wait until I am a real artist."

Studied drawing in private lessons in Bremen,  then at St John's Wood Art School in London and also at the Academie Cola Rossi in Paris.

Representative of early expressionism she was a pioneer of modern art and the first woman to paint a full nude self-portrait.

Fascinated by Holbein and Rembrandt drawn to the art culture in Paris became strongly influenced  by Cezanne and Gauguin.

In Bremen her home where she spent most of her short life is, since 2007, an art museum and gallery.

She traveled a lot visiting museums in Austria, Scandinavian countries, Switzerland etc.

What more could she give to us if her life could be longer.

"junge mit ziege"

"a woman of poorhouse on the duck pond"

"child with goldfish glass"

"sleeping child", 1902

"self portrait", 1905

"self portrait", 1906

"mother and child"

"moeder met kind",  1907