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MODERSOHN-BECKER, Paula: Self-portrait with hat and veil

🖼 Self-portrait with hat and veil, 1906
Basel, Switzerland

Soft brushwork and muted earth tones render a woman's face emerging from shadow, her gaze direct and unflinching beneath a dark hat. This 1906 self-portrait challenged early modernism's male dominance, establishing Modersohn-Becker as a pioneering female artist who merged Expressionism with intimate psychological depth.

The Story of Art
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E.H. Gombrich
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