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MODERSOHN-BECKER, Paula: Girl with flower wreath

🖼 Girl with flower wreath, 1901
Berlin, Germany

Soft brushwork renders a young girl adorned with delicate flowers, her gaze direct and contemplative against a muted background. Modersohn-Becker pioneered modern portraiture by elevating intimate domestic subjects with expressive form, influencing Expressionism's emotional intensity.

The Story of Art
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E.H. Gombrich
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