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MODERSOHN-BECKER, Paula: Head of a peasant woman in profile to the right

🖼 Head of a peasant woman in profile to the right, 1903
Bremen, Germany

Rendered in warm earth tones, the peasant woman's profile emerges with simplified features and bold modeling that strips away detail. This pioneering work anticipates Expressionism, establishing Modersohn-Becker as a modernist innovator who bridged Impressionism and twentieth-century abstraction.

The Story of Art
The Story of Art
E.H. Gombrich
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