Self-portrait with hat and veil
Paula Modersohn-Becker stares out with a haunting, golden gaze, framed by bold red curtains and a cool teal background. She’s dressed in a theatrical hat with a flowing veil and a simple striped robe pinned with a pink rose, looking like she’s ready for a costume party in early 1900s Germany. As a pioneer of Expressionism, she broke the rules for female artists of her time, painting herself with raw honesty and bold, flat colors inspired by Gauguin. Tragically, she died at just 31 shortly after giving birth, making these intense, colorful self-portraits some of her final, powerful statements.
- Technique
- Oil painting
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