Paula Modersohn-Becker - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3777437239 ISBN 13: 9783777437231

Publisher: Hirmer Publishers, 2022

Synopsis

A major retrospective of the female star of German classical modernism.

No other artist of classical modernism has achieved a similar mythical status to that of Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876–1907). At the same time, perceptions of her work are often distorted by cliché. This comprehensive volume pays particular attention to the progressive nature of Modersohn-Becker’s work and how as an early representative of the avant-garde she defied all social and artistic conventions. How and why did Paula Modersohn-Becker succeed in creating iconic pictures that continue to move and fascinate viewers today? The remarkable radicalism of her work, her stylistic modernity, and almost photographic lingering on details can be seen in her series presented here. The breadth of her oeuvre, created within less than ten years, includes startlingly direct self-portraits, nudes, pictures of mothers and children, portraits of peasants, still lifes, and landscapes. 
 

About this title

About the Author

Ingrid Pfeiffer is a curator at the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hirmer Publishers
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3777437239
• ISBN 13: 9783777437231
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 220
• Editor: Pfeiffer Ingrid