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MODERSOHN-BECKER, Paula: Old poor woman, sitting in the garden

🖼 Old poor woman, sitting in the garden, 1905
Wuppertal, Germany

Weathered hands and a lined face dominate this intimate portrait, painted with bold, simplified forms against a muted garden backdrop. Modersohn-Becker's compassionate study challenges early-20th-century beauty standards, elevating a marginalized subject into profound human dignity.

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