An accessible introduction to the life and work of this trailblazing pioneer of early modernism
Uwe M. Schneede was a professor of art history at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich until 1991 and Director of the Hamburger Kunsthalle from 1991 to 2006. He is the author of many books, including Edvard Munch: Early Masterpieces and 1914: The Avant-Garde Goes to War.
'Schneede’s book is an excellent guide to the artist and the
development of her oeuvre' - WhyNow
'[Presents] evidence of [Modersohn-Becker's] affinities with and
direct influences from seminal art works of post-Impressionism. The
picture that emerges is that of an artist seriously engaged with
the artistic legacy of modern Paris, which she believed could
revitalize German art, an ambition that was cut short by her
untimely death. Recommended' - Choice
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