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Paula Modersohn-Becker

78 works

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Still life of apples in a blue patterned bowl beside a pewter jug, pearl necklace, plate and goblet on a tiled table.

Still life with Apples

1903

Painting of a woman with eyes closed holding a child in a red dress, with tall red flowers behind them.

Girl with Child

1902

Painting of a standing nude child holding a tray of fruit beside a goldfish bowl and leafy plants.

Stehender Kinderakt mit Goldfischglas

1906

Painting of an elderly peasant woman with a hand to her forehead, beside a pale tree trunk under a blue sky.

Alte Bäuerin mit Hand an der Stirn

1905

Painting of a young girl in a dark dotted dress standing between two birch trees in a forest.

Girl between the Birch Trees

1904

Painting of a girl with a yellow flower wreath in red top against teal and blue background, hands clasped.

Half figure of a girl with a yellow wreath in her hair

1902

Portrait of a young girl before a window with a blue vase of catkins, a red curtain and a snowy garden outside.

Girl's head in front of a window

1902

Oil portrait of a young girl with blonde hair, brown eyes and a serious expression against a red-brown background.

Head of a Girl

1906

Painting of three nude boys standing on a green grassy bank beside a canal, rendered in loose, textured brushstrokes.

Three Bathing Boys by the Canal

1901

Painting of an elderly woman in a white headscarf and dark dress, resting her cheek on her hand, against a brown background.

Old Peasant Woman

1903

Painted head portrait of a woman with brown hair and a pale face against a muted blue background, looking sideways.

Template:Self-portrgait

1898

Girl's head with a striped cap in profile to the left

1905

Still life of apples, bananas, a tipped wicker basket and a green jug on draped white and patterned cloths.

Still life with apples and bananas

1905

Painting of a woman with brown hair and a dark necklace before a green background with blue irises.

Self-portrait in front of a green background with a blue iris

1900

Thick-brushed painting of kneeling figures in earth tones before a white conical shape under a dark swirling sky.

Adoration of the Magi

1907

Painting of a red and grey village church with a bell tower and dark tree against a pale sky.

Church in Worpswede

1900

Painting of an elderly woman in a black hat and red jacket beside tall poppies and a large ochre vase.

Old poor woman with a glass ball and poppies

1907

Painted portrait of a young girl with red-brown hair, rosy cheeks and a direct gaze against a brown background.

Head of a Girl

1905

Painting of a solemn young girl in a dark dress seated on a wooden chair, hands folded, against a reddish-brown interior.

Worpswede Farmer's Child, sitting in a Chair

1905

Self-portrait of a woman with brown hair and pink face against a green background, eyes looking to the side.

Self-Portrait Looking Slightly Left

1906

Still life of a patterned milk jug, a white bowl, two lemons and two oranges on a dark table.

Still life with bowl and milk jug

1903

Half-length painted self-portrait of a smiling woman with a beaded necklace holding a green branch against turquoise.

Self-portrait with a camellia branch

1906

Painting of a girl in a red sweater holding a brown rabbit among bare trees under a pale sky.

Mädchen mit Kaninchen

1905

Painting of two seated girls in a birch forest, one in a striped bodice and skirt, the other in a red dress and white apron.

Two sitting girls in the birch forest

1904

Painting of an elderly farmer with gray hair and spectacles, wearing a dark jacket and tan suspenders, against a muted green

Half length portrait of an old farmer

1903

Painting of a young girl with a blue beaded headband, a green wrap and yellow fruit pieces at her chest, against a brown back

Mädchen mit blauweißer Kette im Haar

1903

Head of a peasant woman in profile to the right

1903

Painted portrait of a bearded man with short brown hair, dark jacket and white collar, against a green textured background.

Portrait of Rainer Maria Rilke

1906

Painting of a woman in a straw hat standing in a green meadow with a resting animal and farmhouses behind her.

Kinder auf der Wiese

1902

Monochrome drawing of a seated nude woman with crossed legs, resting her hands on a stool against a dark background.

Seated Female Nude (Self-Portrait?)

c. 1899

Etching of an elderly woman in a dark shawl seated in a wooden chair, hands resting on her lap, with trees behind her.

Seated Old Woman

c. 1905

Drawing of two female heads side by side, one in soft pastel tones and one in dark charcoal, on blue-grey paper.

Zwei Köpfe

1891