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MODERSOHN-BECKER, Paula: :Template:Self-portrgait

🖼 :Template:Self-portrgait, 1898
Bremen, Germany

Soft brushwork renders a woman's direct gaze against muted earth tones, her simplified features and frontal pose commanding the canvas. Modersohn-Becker pioneered modern portraiture by rejecting naturalism, influencing German Expressionism and establishing women artists' radical autonomy.

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