Artwork
Seated Old Woman
Seated Old Woman is a print by Paula Modersohn-Becker. It dates from 1905 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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Overview
Seated Old Woman is a print by Paula Modersohn-Becker, created around 1905, and is part of The Cleveland Museum of Art's collection.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts an elderly woman seated with her hands in her lap, wearing a dark cloak and headscarf, with a basket containing onions or roots at her feet, set against a dimly lit, textured background with a small window.
Technique & Style
The artist employed rough, scratchy lines to create the image, giving the woman's face and clothing a carved appearance, achieved by pressing ink into a rough surface.
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Artist & collection
Artist
Paula Modersohn-Becker (8 February 1876 – 20 November 1907) was a German Expressionist painter and draftswoman of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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