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Paula Modersohn-BeckerWhy do Expressionists die young?

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Art school or the kitchen? Modersohn-Becker's letters to her parents

1893
Self-portrait — 1897

Self-portrait — 1897

1897
Self portrait in front of flowering trees

Self portrait in front of flowering trees

1902
Child with Crane

Child with Crane

1906
Portrait of Lee Hoetger with Flowers

Portrait of Lee Hoetger with Flowers

1906
Old Woman in the Garden

Old Woman in the Garden

1906
Reclining Mother and Child 2

Reclining Mother and Child 2

1906
Sitting Girl and Nude

Sitting Girl and Nude

1906
Italian woman with a plate in her raised hand

Italian woman with a plate in her raised hand

1906
Self Portrait — 1906

Self Portrait — 1906

1906
Self Portrait — 1907

Self Portrait — 1907

1906-1907
Self-portrait with hat and veil

Self-portrait with hat and veil

1906-1907
Self-portrait with a camellia branch

Self-portrait with a camellia branch

1907
Still life: child's head with white cloth

Still life: child's head with white cloth

1907

Paula Modersohn-Becker: The Letters and Journals

1998
1801
Follow your bliss
Nicholas Roerich
Yes, he only paints clowns
Armand Henrion Paula Modersohn-Becker
Grand Knight of the Icelandic Order of the Falcon
Ásgrímur Jónsson
A poet creates a church of speed and violence
Filippo Tommaso Marinetti 2000

The artists of Expressionism

Egon SchielePortrait of Egon Schiele

Egon SchieleGenius dead at 28

1890-1918
Wenzel HablikPortrait of Wenzel Hablik

Wenzel HablikThe architect of invisible cities

1881-1934
Edvard MunchPortrait of Edvard Munch

Edvard MunchLiving in Berlin with the angels of fear and death

1863-1944
Paula Modersohn-BeckerPortrait of Paula Modersohn-Becker

Paula Modersohn-BeckerWhy do Expressionists die young?

1876-1907
Käthe KollwitzPortrait of Käthe Kollwitz

Käthe KollwitzPrintmaker & social activist

1867-1945
James Ensor

James EnsorGrim fandango

1860-1949
Armand HenrionPortrait of Armand Henrion

Armand HenrionYes, he only paints clowns

1875-1958
Pablo Picasso

Pablo PicassoThe man who ate the world's art

1881-1973
Alice NeelPortrait of Alice Neel

Alice NeelThe unblinking anxiety of modern life

1900-1984
Francis BaconPortrait of Francis Bacon

Francis BaconThe never-ending scream

1909-1992
Irma SternPortrait of Irma Stern

Irma SternLook at me

1894-1966
Marsden HartleyPortrait of Marsden Hartley

Marsden HartleySpirituality comes first, cult status second

1877-1943
Stanisław Ignacy WitkiewiczPortrait of Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewiczaffirming the metaphysical horror of existence

1885-1939