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MODERSOHN-BECKER, Paula: Self-portrait with a camellia branch

🖼 Self-portrait with a camellia branch, 1906
Essen, Germany

Soft brushwork renders a woman's direct gaze against warm ochre tones, a delicate camellia branch cradled at her chest. This 1906 self-portrait challenges conventional beauty ideals, asserting the artist's identity through simplified form and emotional intensity before her tragically early death.

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