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 55,524 USD.Paula Modersohn-Becker has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for caa.reviews in March 2025. The artist died in 1907.

Artist's alternative names: Paula Modersohn

At Auction

Notable Lots

RECLINING FEMALE NUDE - Paula Modersohn-Becker

RECLINING FEMALE NUDE ,1905

By Paula Modersohn-Becker

-11%

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Liegender weiblicher Akt - Paula Modersohn-Becker

Liegender weiblicher Akt ,1905

By Paula Modersohn-Becker

-10%

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AUF EINEM STUHL SITZENDES M脛DCHEN MIT KIND AUF DEM SCHOSS VOR LANDSCHAFT - Paula Modersohn-Becker

AUF EINEM STUHL SITZENDES MÄDCHEN MIT KIND AUF DEM SCHOSS VOR LANDSCHAFT ,1904

By Paula Modersohn-Becker

+74%

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Recent Auction Results

um 1900 ,1900

By Paula Modersohn-Becker

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PAULA MODERSOHN-BECKER

By Paula Modersohn-Becker

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Sitzende Alte (from Die Schaffenden, vol. 1, no. 10) - Paula Modersohn-Becker

Sitzende Alte (from Die Schaffenden, vol. 1, no. 10) ,1802

By Paula Modersohn-Becker

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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

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.

Daily Art Magazine 12/05/2024

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

ArtDaily 12/03/2025

The exhibition explores the many different aspects of motherhood over eight chapters.

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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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