Self-Portrait with a Camellia

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Self-Portrait with a Camellia, oil on canvas by Paula Modersohn-Becker, 1907; in the Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany.

Self-Portrait with a Camellia

painting by Modersohn-Becker

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Paula Modersohn-Becker
…her mature paintings, such as Self-Portrait with a Camellia (1907), she combined a lyrical naturalism with broad areas of simplified colour reminiscent of Gauguin and Cézanne. Because she was more interested in the expression of her inner feelings than in an accurate portrayal of reality, she is frequently associated with…
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…her mature paintings, such as Self-Portrait with a Camellia (1907), she combined a lyrical naturalism with broad areas of simplified colour reminiscent of Gauguin and Cézanne. Because she was more interested in the expression of her inner feelings than in an accurate portrayal of reality, she is frequently associated with…
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