Paula Modersohn-Becker was born on February 8, 1876 into a German family that valued art and culture. Because of this, she was enrolled into a school dedicated to art at the age of 16 where she developed a full interest towards art. Her dedication to art didn’t stop there as she went on to further her education in Paris in the early 1900s where she developed a passion towards nude figure painting.
She was then unhappily married in Worpswede which drew her towards advancing her artistic career as a way to escape with a heavy longing to go back to Paris. She eventually couldn’t handle it anymore and she ran away without notice in the middle of the night to live out her dreams which complicated things further with Otto, her husband. They had an incredibly unstable relationship as Otto refused to let her go even when she was thriving in Paris with her art career during this time. He moved in with her and got her pregnant which sadly resulted in her death 18 days after giving birth. I find her story to be quite inspiring as she stopped at nothing to pursue her love for art.
3 replies on “Paula Modersohn-Becker: A Girl with Endless Determination”
Kathleen,
Excellent work on Simeon Solomon! Very interesting choice of artist. Your presentation was relaxed and energized. Great analysis of individual paintings. Solid information with good research as well as your personal thoughts and ideas. Well Done!
10/10
Jeff
Kathleen,
Nice work on Modersohn-Becker! I did not know much, if anything, about this artist so thanks for the introduction. Just enough information and personal thoughts for this blog approach. I like when students dig up artists that are not part of the mainstream of art history. Look forward to your final post.
Jeff
Kathleen,
I don’t see a post for the final one, #5 so you will lose two points on that. Anyhow I’ve corrected the final quiz and your score was 36/50 which translates to a B-. Good work this term and I hope you have a great holiday break.
Jeff