Paula Modersohn-Becker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paula Modersohn-Becker

German artist

Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1876

Place of Birth: Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 30-Nov-1907

Profession: painter

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Paula Modersohn-Becker (8 February 1876 – 20 November 1907) was a German painter and one of the most important representatives of early expressionism.
Her brief career was cut short when she died from embolism at the age of 31.
She is recognized as the first known female painter to paint nude self-portraits.
She was an important member of the artistic movement of modernism at the start of the twentieth century.