Paula Modersohn-Becker

Ariadne's Gallery holds 101 works by Paula Modersohn-Becker, made between 1898 and 1908. Most belong to Expressionism and Post-impressionism. The most common genres are sketch and study, portrait and genre painting. Compared with the rest of the collection, these works most often evoke sadness and tension.

Emotional profile

Sadness: 40 (collection average 34)
Joy: 36 (collection average 46)
Tension: 53 (collection average 48)
Anger: 18 (collection average 23)
Nostalgia: 47 (collection average 47)
Wonder: 46 (collection average 48)
Interest: 49 (collection average 57)

Styles

Expressionism (9,860)
Post-impressionism (7,348)

Artworks

Composition sketch for Seated Old, 1898 — Joy 70, Wonder 65, Interest 56
Portrait of an old woman, c.1898 — Sadness 60, Tension 65, Nostalgia 50
Self portrait, c.1898 — Joy 55, Wonder 55, Nostalgia 50
Gray landscape with marsh channel, 1899 — Sadness 55, Tension 64, Anger 30
Male nude standing, 1899 — Sadness 70, Tension 70, Nostalgia 50
Nude Girl Standing, arms folded behind his head, c.1899 — Sadness 91, Tension 92, Anger 45
Old blind woman, c.1899 — Sadness 60, Tension 65, Nostalgia 50
Old woman with a bonnet in profile to the left, c.1899 — Sadness 55, Tension 61, Nostalgia 55
Sand pit at Weyersberg, 1899 — Joy 60, Wonder 60, Interest 65
Marsh channel with peat barges, c.1900 — Wonder 60, Joy 60, Interest 65
Peat digging, 1900 - 1902 — Sadness 55, Tension 66, Nostalgia 50
Portrait of a young woman with red hat, 1900 — Sadness 40, Joy 50, Nostalgia 50
Sand pit, 1900 — Anger 10, Sadness 20, Joy 28
Standing female nude, against a dark wall, 1900 — Sadness 60, Tension 71, Anger 35
Twilight landscape with house and fork, c.1900 — Wonder 50, Nostalgia 38, Sadness 20
Two boys on Moorkanal, c.1900 — Wonder 61, Nostalgia 56, Tension 55
Worpsweder Landscape with Red House, 1900 — Wonder 60, Nostalgia 55, Tension 55
Birch trunks in front of red farmstead, c.1901 — Sadness 40, Tension 50, Joy 45
Cowshed, 1901 — Sadness 59, Tension 70, Anger 40
Girls in the garden with glass ball (Elsbeth), 1901 - 1902 — Wonder 56, Joy 55, Nostalgia 50
Landscape with Birch trunks, c.1901 — Wonder 49, Joy 45, Interest 55
Sand pit, 1901 — Joy 55, Wonder 55, Interest 60
Breastfeeding mother of Paula Modersohn-Becker, 1902 — Joy 56, Wonder 49, Nostalgia 45
Elizabeth with Hens under an Apple Tree, 1902 — Nostalgia 55, Tension 55, Sadness 40
Head of a little girl (Elsbeth), 1902 — Sadness 60, Tension 70, Anger 35
Infant in seat, 1902 — Tension 50, Wonder 50, Joy 45
Landscape with trees, c.1902 — Nostalgia 50, Wonder 50, Sadness 35
Nursing Mother and Child, 1902 — Wonder 56, Joy 51, Nostalgia 50
Portrait of a Woman with pitcher, c.1902 — Nostalgia 61, Joy 60, Interest 65
Portrait of Clara Rilke-Westhoff, c.1902 — Joy 65, Interest 70, Wonder 60
Seated child in an Armchair, 1902 — Anger 13, Sadness 23, Joy 23
Seated girl in a landscape, to the right, 1902 — Wonder 55, Sadness 40, Joy 49
Self portrait in front of flowering trees, c.1902 — Joy 55, Wonder 55, Nostalgia 51
Two girls standing on the birch trunk, c.1902 — Wonder 59, Nostalgia 55, Tension 55
Woman with Goose, 1902 — Wonder 50, Tension 50, Nostalgia 46
Young Girl With Straw Hat And A Flower In Her Hand, 1902 — Wonder 60, Nostalgia 55, Tension 55
Five children on the edge of the meadow, 1903 — Joy 55, Wonder 55, Nostalgia 50
Girl with black hat, 1903 — Tension 56, Sadness 39, Wonder 50
Girl with wooden horses, c.1903 — Sadness 50, Tension 60, Anger 25
Girls at the birch tree and flock of sheep in the background, 1903 — Tension 60, Sadness 45, Anger 30
Head of a Peasant Woman, c.1903 — Sadness 71, Tension 60, Nostalgia 54
Infant with her mother's hand, c.1903 — Joy 55, Wonder 55, Nostalgia 49
Old Woman with handkerchief, c.1903 — Sadness 50, Wonder 55, Nostalgia 50
Portrait of a Peasant Woman with hood, 1903 — Nostalgia 55, Joy 55, Wonder 55
Portrait of Hedwig Hagemann, 1903 — Wonder 55, Sadness 40, Joy 50
Seated Peasant Woman, 1903 — Sadness 60, Tension 70, Anger 25
Still life with lemon, orange and tomato, 1903 — Wonder 54, Tension 50, Nostalgia 40
Nude Girl, 1904 — Sadness 75, Tension 75, Anger 25
Nude girl sitting on the floor, 1904 — Sadness 80, Tension 80, Anger 30
Peasant child with pink apron, c.1904 — Wonder 60, Interest 65, Joy 55
Three children with goat in the birch forest, c.1904 — Wonder 50, Tension 50, Nostalgia 45
Two girls seated in the birch forest, c.1904 - c.1905 — Nostalgia 50, Sadness 35, Anger 20
Bridges in Paris, 1905 — Sadness 51, Tension 55, Nostalgia 50
Mother with baby at her breast, and child in landscape, 1905 — Interest 75, Joy 71, Nostalgia 64
Seated Female Nude, 1905 — Joy 60, Wonder 60, Interest 65
Standing female nude, c.1905 — Sadness 55, Tension 66, Anger 30
Standing female nude, her arms located in front of the chest, c.1905 — Sadness 70, Anger 50, Tension 64
Still life with milk, 1905 — Wonder 55, Tension 51, Nostalgia 45
Still Life with Pumpkin, c.1905 — Wonder 70, Nostalgia 65, Tension 60
Still life with sugar bowl and hyacinth in a glass, c.1905 — Wonder 60, Nostalgia 55, Tension 55
Still life with yellow jug, c.1905 — Anger 60, Nostalgia 75, Sadness 64
Study for Portrait of Clara Rilke-Westhoff, 1905 — Wonder 55, Nostalgia 50, Tension 50
Two Girls in Front of Birch Trees, c.1905 — Tension 51, Wonder 50, Nostalgia 45
Two women in the garden with fountain, c.1905 — Tension 45, Sadness 30, Nostalgia 40
Two women in the garden with fountain, c.1905 — Tension 45, Sadness 31, Nostalgia 40
Children with goldfish bowl, 1906 - 1907 — Joy 75, Wonder 65, Interest 60
Figures with his dog on a bridge in Paris, 1906 — Sadness 55, Tension 65, Anger 30
Girl with Stork, 1906 - 1907 — Anger 12, Joy 29, Sadness 18
Lee and his sister Hoetger, 1906 - 1907 — Sadness 60, Tension 65, Nostalgia 55
Nude girl standing, 1906 — Sadness 85, Tension 85, Anger 35
Nude Girl standing, 1906 — Sadness 90, Tension 90, Anger 40
Old Woman in the Garden, 1906 — Sadness 65, Tension 70, Anger 25
Portrait of an approximately 12-year-old Italian girl, 1906 — Sadness 55, Tension 59, Nostalgia 50
Portrait of Rainer Maria Rilke, 1906 — Sadness 45, Joy 49, Nostalgia 50
Reclining Mother and Child, 1906 — Sadness 65, Tension 70, Nostalgia 55
Reclining Mother and Child, 1906 — Sadness 64, Tension 70, Nostalgia 55
Reclining Mother and Child, 1906 — Sadness 65, Tension 70, Nostalgia 55
Seated Nude with a flower, c.1906 — Sadness 55, Tension 66, Nostalgia 50
Seated Woman in market stalls, 1906 — Joy 55, Wonder 54, Nostalgia 50
Self portrait, 1906 — Joy 55, Wonder 55, Nostalgia 50
Self portrait, 1906 - 1907 — Joy 55, Wonder 55, Nostalgia 50
Self portrait with red flower wreath and chain, 1906 - 1907 — Joy 55, Wonder 55, Nostalgia 50
Sketch with six figure compositions, 1906 - 1907 — Tension 55, Sadness 39, Wonder 50
Still life with fish bowl, c.1906 — Sadness 30, Tension 40, Anger 10
Still life with plant, lemon and orange, c.1906 — Wonder 65, Nostalgia 60, Tension 55
Study for Portrait of Lee Hoetger before flower base, 1906 — Wonder 60, Nostalgia 55, Tension 55
Three women at a market stall, 1906 — Nostalgia 50, Anger 25, Sadness 35
Landscape with birch trees, 1907 — Wonder 54, Sadness 40, Joy 50
Still life with jug, 1907 — Wonder 50, Tension 45, Anger 10
The Good Samaritan, 1907 — Tension 50, Wonder 45, Sadness 30
The painter with camellia branch (Self Portrait), 1907 — Wonder 70, Nostalgia 65, Tension 61
Still life, child's head with a white cloth, 1908 — Anger 55, Sadness 60, Nostalgia 70
Worpsweder Landscape, c.1908 — Wonder 60, Nostalgia 55, Tension 54
Breast feeding mother — Joy 55, Wonder 50, Sadness 34
Crouching — Sadness 65, Tension 75, Anger 34
Female nude on the grass — Nostalgia 50, Tension 50, Sadness 35
Kneeling breast feeding mother — Sadness 65, Nostalgia 60, Tension 56
Mother and child — Joy 65, Interest 70, Nostalgia 60
Portrait of Martha Vogeler — Wonder 60, Joy 60, Interest 65
Self portrait — Joy 55, Wonder 55, Nostalgia 50
Two children sit on a meadow — Wonder 60, Nostalgia 55, Tension 55

Paula Modersohn-Becker

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