Peasant Woman with Two Goats in Front of a Farmstead
Circa 1902
Paula Modersohn-Becker brings us into the muddy fields of the Worpswede artist colony with this charming, rustic scene from around 1902. A giant, dark goat takes center stage, looking almost like a heavy silhouette against the green grass, while a peasant woman in a huge straw hat stands guard on the right. In the background, a cozy red house sits under a swirling, grey sky that feels like a storm is brewing. This work shows her move away from perfect realism toward the emotional, raw style of early Expressionism—proving that simple farm life could be high art.
- Technique
- Oil paint
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