Artist: Paula Modersohn-becker (1876 - 1907)
Nationality: German
Movement: Expressionism
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Biography:
At the encouragement of her parents, Paula Becker studied art in Paris and was influenced by famous Post-Impressionists, Cézanne, Gauguin, and Van Gogh. She classes at the Association of Berlin Women Artists from 1893 to 1895, and joined an artist’s colony at Worpswede. Her early paintings were landscapes, while her later works show her increasing interest in portraiture and the Expressionist movement. In 1901, she married her older friend and mentor, Otto Modersohn. His controlling demeanor caused Modersohn-Becker to leave her husband in 1906 and move to Paris, where she died during childbirth.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Paula Modersohn-Becker, Sitzende Alte (Sitting Old Woman), circa 1906
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Paula Modersohn-Becker, Sitzende Alte (Sitting Old Woman), circa 1906
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Walter Becker, Three Figures, 1953
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Hesiquio Iriarte, Panteon de Santa Paula (Mausoleum of Santa Paula), 19th - 20th century
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Robert Henri - Lady in Black Velvet (Portrait of Eulabee Dix Becker) 1911 oil on canvas High Museum of Art
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Ferdinand Becker, Etchings after Nature (Bath, 1821), circa 1821
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Ferdinand Becker, Untitled ( architectural ruins), plate no. 19 in the book, Etchings after Nature (Bath, 1821), circa 1821
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Rodolfe Bresdin Title: Fishing Village Date: about 1850 Medium: pen and black ink on
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David Gilhooly, The First Morning Cup of Paula"s Coffee, 1983
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Francisco de Zurbaran - Saint Jerome with Saint Paula and Saint Eustochium c. 1640-1650 oil on fabric National Gallery of Art Spanish
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Rodolphe Bresdin, French, 1822-1885 Mountain Stream Le Ruisseau des Gorges 1871 Etching and drypoint (roulette)
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Franz de Paula Ferg, One from Eight Capricci fatti per F.F., 17th - 18th century
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Franz de Paula Ferg, One from Eight Capricci fatti per F.F., 17th - 18th century
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Franz de Paula Ferg, One from Eight Capricci fatti per F.F., 17th - 18th century
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Franz de Paula Ferg, One from Eight Capricci fatti per F.F., 17th - 18th century
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Franz de Paula Ferg, One from Eight Capricci fatti per F.F., 17th - 18th century
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Franz de Paula Ferg, One from Eight Capricci fatti per F.F., 17th - 18th century
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Franz de Paula Ferg, One from Eight Capricci fatti per F.F., 17th - 18th century
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Paula BrÈbion from the portfolio Le CafÈ Concert, 1893
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Sepp Frank, Bibliothek Paula John Levy, (One of 10 Book Plate Etchings), 1920
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Franz de Paula Ferg, [Title page] Eight Capricci fatti per F.F., 17th - 18th century
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The Departure of Saints Paula and Eustochium for the Holy Land Giuseppe Bottani (Italian, Cremonese,
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Anonymous, Ocean Spray Brand, Teague-McKevett Co., Santa Paula, Calif., circa 1930 - 1940
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Bror Julius Olsson Nordfeldt, Mexican Woman (Paula Montoya), Santa Fe, New Mexico, 19th - 20th century
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Anonymous, Mupu Brand Valencias, Mupu Citrus Assn., Santa Paula, Ventura Co., California, circa 1930 - 1940
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Anonymous, Mariposa Brand Valencias, Mupu Citrus Assn., Santa Paula, Ventura Co., California, circa 1930 - 1940
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Sestertius with bust of Julia Paula Coin; Bronze Roman Imperial Period, A.D. 219–220 Rome Bronze
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As with bust of Julia Paula Coins Roman Imperial Period, A.D. 219–220 Rome Bronze Diameter:
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BartolomÈ-Estaban Murillo, San Francisco De Paula...ninth plate in the book... El Real Museo de Madrid y las joyas de la pintura en Espana ([Madrid]: Juan JosÈ Martinez, [1857]), 17th century
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Jacques Callot, Conversion of St. Paul , January 25; St. Paula, Widow, January 26; St. John Chrysostom, January 27; St. Cyril of Alexandria , January 28; eighth plate from the book, Les IMAGES DE TOUS/LES SAINCTS ET SAINTES /DE L*ANN…E... (Images of All t
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Boetius Adams Bolswert , Sancta Paula Romana, plate 12 in the second series in the book, Sylva Anachoretica Aegypti et Palaestinae (Antwerp: Hendrik Aerts,1619) [containing two series, Sacra Eremus Ascetarum and Sacra Eremus Ascetriarum], circa 1610 - 16
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Purse, circa 1900
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Walter Florian, Auguste Rodin, Sculpteur, 1904
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Artist: Richard Bresnahan Title: Double-gourd Teapot Date: 1995 Medium: ceramic, reed handle Dimensions: H.6-3/4 (with
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Walter Florian, Frame for "Auguste Rodin, Sculpteur", 1904
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Mug, circa 1790
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Mug, circa 1790
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Mug, circa 1790
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Liner, circa 1798
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Platter, circa 1790

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (19)
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Galerie St. Etienne: Coming of Age: Egon Schiele and the Modernist Culture of Youth
"COMING OF AGE" also includes works by Erich Heckel, E.L. Kirchner, Oskar Kokoschka, Paula Modersohn-Becker, Edvard Munch and others. At the turn of the 20th century, the notion of adolescence as a distinct developmental phase between childhood...
Whitney Museum of Art: Black Box/White Cube Series - In Sync: Cinema and Sound in the Work of Julie Becker and Christian Marclay

Kettle's Yard Gallery, University of Cambridge: Avant Garde Graphics 1918-1934
This exhibition is a rare opportunity to see posters, prints, book designs and political and commercial ephemera, together with original layouts and photomontages, produced by some of the most important artists working at that time. Bringing toget...
Ketterer Kunst: Spring Auctions Begin With Modern Art on Paper in Hamburg
Nu pour Cleveland was made 14 years earlier. This signed engraving of 1932 by Henri Matisse is more than just an appreciation of femininity. It is estimated at DM 15,000 - 17,000. Another outstanding work of the auction is Marc Chagalls Piro...
Davis Museum and Cultural Center: Village Works: Photographs by Women in China's Yunnan Province
The photographers--- village women and Women's Federation cadres, aged 18 to 57 years--- had no previous experience with photography. Yet, they learned to use Instamatic cameras to record the familiar people, scenes, and ev...
Association for Visual Arts: Third Cape Town Public Sculpture Competition
A sum of R120 000 from the J.K.Gross Trust has been made available for this competition, the third of its kind for the city. R80 000 has been set aside for the making and installation of the winning piece and R40 000 is the prize money for the win...
Contemporary Arts Center: An Active Life
1 artists featured in An Active Life include Jonathan Borofsky, Christoff Büchel, Ingrid Eriksson, Nancy Evans, ...
Transition: Acid Drops and Sugar Candy: Works by Over 40 Artists
Works included in the exhibition are by Majed Aslam, Emi Avor, Paul Becker, Kiera Bennett, Anna Bjerger, Clive Brandon, Jorges Cabieses, Louise Brierley, Leigh Clarke, Sam Dargan, Annabel Dover, Sarah Doyle, Stephen Harwood, Nadia Heb...
Dahesh Museum: Overcoming All Obstacles: The Women of the Académie Julian
The core of the exhibition includes works never before shown publicly from the collection of the successor school, the Académie Julian Del...
South London Gallery: Urban Nomads
We are always and never at home. Being in transit is a part of our everyday lives. We are forever moving from one point to another, helped on our way by cars, buses, tubes or planes. We cross b...
Orange Regional Art Gallery: Visionary Art: Curated by Damian Michaels
All of the artwork exhibited in the show will be from The Collection Art Visionary - 30 to 35 artists representing over 12 countries. A catalogue is available through the gallery as well as through Art Visionary...
Art Forum Berlin: Sixth Annual International Art Fair Opens Today
In 2001 around half of the foreign galleries are in Berlin for the first time. The international involvement features a growing number of galleries from outside Europe. Among those represented at the fair for the first time are the Chelouche Gal...
Fotomuseum, Winterthur: Remake Berlin: CleggandGuttmann, Astrid Klein, Remy Markowitsch, Boris Mikhailov, Juergen Teller, Frank Thiel, Celine van Balen and Stephen Wilks
What is BerlinNULL One thing is certain: today's Berlin can only be described as a collection of diverse phenomena. The words I am a Berliner, uttered by John F. Kennedy in 1963, are no longer valid; at best, they would have to have been ...
Kunsthalle Bielefeld: Edvard Munch. 1912 in Germany
Born in Norway in 1863, Munch moved in 1909 to a secluded spot in Kragorø on the southern coast of Norway, where he found his quietest studio so far since his temporary studio in Hvitsten on the Oslo Fjord. His apprenticeship and journeyman years ...
Homeport: Installations that Have Travelled to Havana, Rotterdam, Shanghai, Mumbai and Jakarta to be Displayed
Homeport Cape Town kicks off with a special organized afternoon centring around the Martime Musuem, next to the Aquarium. A water ferry will take visitors from one location to a...
Project: Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Hippie Counter Culture and The Critique of the Dome: Matt Johnson's whimsical sculptures interrogate notions of appearance versus reality by reassigning meaning to banal objects. Johnson's work challenges our relationship to and our perception...
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art: Quentin Morris: Exploring Depth and Tonality of Black
This gesture represents a new direction in Morris' artistic development, as he ventures outside the boundaries of canvas and paper into the realm of installation. In creating this all-encompassing environment, Morris intends to expand the cont...
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts: Bay Area Now 4 Visual Arts
Bay Area Now 4 is committed to displaying the most compelling work being produced in the Bay Area arts community today. With this signature event, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts demonstrates its commitment to showcasing work by local artists and...
BAWAG Foundation: Elke Krystufek: The Rich Visit the Poor, the Poor Visit the Rich
Artists, gallery owners, collectors, curators - Krystufek falls back on the entire art scene yakuza, making them appear against a backdrop of slums and palaces, in chic salons and trashy saloons, in pink Cadillacs, designer chairs, and high-gra...

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