Paula Modersohn-Becker is today hailed as one of the great pioneers of modernism. When she died in 1907 at the age of just 31, she had completed more than 700 paintings and 1,000 drawings and prints. Despite selling only a few paintings during her lifetime, her distinct style, daring subject matter and perseverance in overcoming barriers to women left a significant artistic mark on the brief epoch between the old and the new, and paved the way for the German avant-garde. ‘Paula Modersohn-Becker: A Life in Art’ by Uwe M. Schneede is an accessible introduction to the life and work of this trailblazing pioneer of early modernism. Image: Still Life with Terracotta Jug, Peonies and Oranges, May-June 1906. © Paula-Modersohn-Becker-Stiftung, Bremen. #paulamodersohnbecker #modersohnbecker #modernism #modernistpainting #painting #painters #artstagram