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MODERSOHN-BECKER, Paula: Blind Little Sister

🖼 Blind Little Sister, 1903
Cologne, Germany

Soft ochre tones render a young blind girl in profile, her delicate features simplified with tender brushwork. This 1903 portrait challenged conventional sentimentality, presenting disability with dignity and psychological depth that pioneered modern portraiture's emotional complexity.

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E.H. Gombrich
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