Paula Modersohn-Becker

Paula Modersohn-Becker, year unknown Paula Modersohn-Becker (8 February 1876 – 20 November 1907) was a German Expressionist painter of the late 19th and early 20th century. She is noted for the many self-portraits the artist produced, including nude self-portraits. She is considered one of the most important representatives of early expressionism, producing more than 700 paintings and over 1000 drawings during her active painting life. She is recognized both as the first known woman painter to paint nude self-portraits, and the first woman to have a museum devoted exclusively to her art (the Paula Modersohn-Becker Museum, founded 1927). Additionally, she is considered to be the first woman artist to depict herself both ''pregnant'' and ''nude and pregnant''.

Her career was cut short when she died from postpartum embolism at the age of 31. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Modersohn-Becker, Paula
Published 2003
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by Modersohn-Becker, Paula
Published 1920
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