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Paula Modersohn-Becker : Self-portrait

Radycki, J. Diane, author, Modersohn-Becker, Paula, 1876-1907, Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.), publisher

Overview

Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876-1907) painted her last self-portrait in 1907, while she was in her third trimester. In the painting she gazes straight at the viewer, holding up two flowers--symbols representing the creativity and procreativity of women artists--and resting a protective hand atop her swelling belly. Modersohn-Becker would die three weeks after giving birth, at age 31, still to be recognized as the first woman artist to challenge centuries of representations of the female body. An essay by art historian Diane Radycki surveys Modersohn-Becker's career and her posthumous recognition.

• Publisher: Museum of Modern Art
• Subject: Modersohn-Becker, Paula, 1876-1907. / Modersohn-Becker, Paula, 1876-1907 Criticism and interpretation. / Modersohn-Becker, Paula, 1876-1907 Critique et interprâetation. / Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) / Painting, German 20th century. / Self-portraits, German 20th century.
• ISBN: 9781633450745, 1633450740

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
ND588.M58 A72 2018	1	BOOK	ARTS