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MODERSOHN-BECKER, Paula: Self-portrait with hand on chin

Soft brushwork and muted earth tones render a woman's contemplative face, hand pressed thoughtfully against her chin. Modersohn-Becker's unflinching self-examination pioneered modern portraiture, rejecting flattery to reveal psychological depth and artistic independence rarely seen in early 20th-century female painters.

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