Paula Modersohn-Becker

German | 1876 - 1907

Paula Modersohn-Becker was a German Impressionist & Modern artist who was born in 1876. Their work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Museum Kunstpalast D眉sseldorf. Numerous key galleries and museums such as The Art Institute of Chicago have featured Paula Modersohn-Becker's work in the past.Paula Modersohn-Becker's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 19 USD to 713,985 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1999 the record price for this artist at auction is 713,985 USD for AUF EINEM STUHL SITZENDES M脛DCHEN MIT KIND AUF DEM SCHOSS VOR LANDSCHAFT, sold at Grisebach in 2013. In the past 12 months, their artworks have averaged 52,325 USD.Paula Modersohn-Becker has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for Daily Art Magazine in May 2025. The artist died in 1907.

Artist's alternative names: Paula Modersohn

At Auction

Notable Lots

Kinder vorm Bauernhaus - Paula Modersohn-Becker

Kinder vorm Bauernhaus ,1901

By Paula Modersohn-Becker

B盲uerin mit Kind, im Hintergrund ein Reiter - Paula Modersohn-Becker

Bäuerin mit Kind, im Hintergrund ein Reiter ,1904

By Paula Modersohn-Becker

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KOPF EINES AUF EINEM STUHL SITZENDEN M脛DCHENS (HEAD OF A GIRL SITTING ON A CHAIR) - Paula Modersohn-Becker

KOPF EINES AUF EINEM STUHL SITZENDEN MÄDCHENS (HEAD OF A GIRL SITTING ON A CHAIR) ,1905

By Paula Modersohn-Becker

+140%

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Recent Auction Results

Die Frau mit der Gans - Paula Modersohn-Becker

Die Frau mit der Gans ,1902

By Paula Modersohn-Becker

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Liegende Schafe - Paula Modersohn-Becker

Liegende Schafe ,1903

By Paula Modersohn-Becker

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Gehöft ,1902

By Paula Modersohn-Becker

+26%

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Current Exhibitions

Mama: From Mary to Merkel

Museum Kunstpalast Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf | Germany

Mar 12,2025 - Aug 03,2025

New Worlds: Discovering the Collection

Museum Folkwang Essen

Essen | Germany

Jun 19,2019 - Jun 30,2026

Past Exhibitions

Moderne Frauen / Women's Art Rising. Female Artists of the Fin de Siècle

SKD, Albertinum

Dresden | Germany

Nov 12,2024 - Mar 23,2025

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Articles

Daily Art Magazine 12/05/2024

Does any image say primal love more than this powerful painting by Paula Modersohn-Becker.

Daily Art Magazine 06/05/2025

Some time ago,聽I came across a fascinating German Expressionist who was not part of the famous Die Br眉cke group.

caa.reviews 31/03/2025

Paula Modersohn-Becker: I am Me was the first American retrospective of the artist and as such, marked Modersohn-Becker鈥檚 ascending renown on this side of the Atlantic.

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Coverage

鈥� ..But she is also known for her new view of the female figure in particular, and for an oeuvre that creates a special combination of the non-idyllizing and the archaic... 鈥�
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Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

鈥� ..Although Modersohn-Becker鈥檚 idiosyncratic, avant-garde style was thought to be confusing and alienating during her lifetime, it is now understood as revolutionary and groundbreaking... 鈥�
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