Paula Modersohn-Becker Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Paula Modersohn-Becker Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 11, 2026
Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876 Dresden - Worpswede 1907) – Zwei Mädchen an einem Birkenstamm stehend (Two girls standing by a birch trunk)
Est: €300,000 - €400,000
Tempera on painting board, mounted on stiff cardboard. (C. 1902). Approx. 50 x 54 cm.
Karl & Faber
Jun. 05, 2026
Paula Modersohn-Becker, Drei sitzende Kinder in Landschaft, hinten ein Reiter, 1905
Est: €160,000 - €180,000
Dated '05' in reddish-brown lower left. Images of children play a special role in the oeuvre of Paula Modersohn-Becker. The artist succeeded in freeing herself from the observation of nature in her summary, semi-abstract manner of painting while simultaneously creating striking and moving portrayals of her models. The three children, presumably siblings, are depicted within the context of their close bond. An older girl has lovingly wrapped her arm around an infant seated on her lap and presses her face against his temple in a heartfelt gesture. The little child’s pose indicates a somewhat unwilling submission to his big sister’s caresses. There is a little boy seated behind the two of them, somewhat removed but still linked with them through the overlapping forms of their bodies. In terms of colour, the three children nearly merge into their surroundings: here the Worpswede landscape, defined by its peaty earth and heather, is realised in the form of a brown plane that remains otherwise undefined. Only the boy’s blue smock and the dabs of red on the infant’s clothing emerge out of the warm tones of brown and ochre. Modersohn-Becker has embedded this tender scene within a formalised setting reminiscent of a frieze. This association is already evoked through the selection of a horizontal format. In the upper third of the picture, the sky stretches above the brown ground in the form of a whitish, light blue strip. The trunks of three birch trees divide this passage up at regular intervals. The silhouettes of a horse and rider and a walking female figure wearing a blue smock and white bonnet can be recognised between them. The painter has laid her subject out with rapid and broad brushstrokes, abstracted from her motif, merely suggested details in a painterly manner – and nevertheless succeeded in generating a fully valid message. Its essential aspects become apparent at first glance, but its narrative details only gradually reveal themselves to the viewer. This painting formerly belonged to the important art collection of Hugo Borst (1881-1967). From 1900 to 1925, Borst worked as an agent and business director for Robert Bosch in Stuttgart; afterwards, he devoted his attention to his art collection. His earliest purchases, made before the First World War, included paintings by Paula Modersohn-Becker, and Borst later stood out as a patron for his support of the art scene in Stuttgart.
Lempertz
Jun. 05, 2026
Paula Modersohn-Becker, Brustbild zweier Jungen vor Landschaft, Circa 1901
Est: €100,000 - €120,000
Unsigned. - On the verso, inscribed "19" by Otto Modersohn in blue and red pen and inscribed "45" in pencil (former purchase price). With a confirmation from Wolfgang Werner, Bremen/Berlin, dated 10 October 2018. This work will be included in the supplement of the catalogue raisonné. Likenesses of this kind are not uncommon in Paula Modersohn-Becker's oeuvre. However, the suddenness in the artist's presentation of the two boys' heads is nonetheless initially astounding, and it completely captures viewers' attention as they study the faces. Set in front of a distant landscape, Modersohn-Becker places the two boys within the picture like two busts. The one on the left is seen almost in full face, with his right shoulder raised somewhat; he nearly conceals the second boy, who is looking to the right. With his blue eyes, the boy on the left scrutinises us in an undefined manner. The one standing behind him behaves similarly: his almost emotionless gaze - serious, expressionless, with no hint of a smile in his eyes - is turned in a different direction, away from us. The leaves extending into the image above the two boys suggest protective crowns. According to Wolfgang Werner, the boy shown on the left is probably the same model depicted in “Brustbild eines Jungen vor Apfelbäumen” (see Günter Busch/Wolfgang Werner, Paula Modersohn-Becker, Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde, Munich 1998, vol. II, p. 131, cat. no. 170). In 1898, when Paula Becker settled in Worpswede as an aspiring artist, the new landscape not far from Bremen exercised a direct influence on her pictorial world and her painting. She painted, or rather, she created a portrait of the landscape with its slender birch trees, meadows framed by the dark canals of the fen and the people who lived there. “Painting uncompromisingly and straightforwardly, things that are very typical of Worpswede and which no one else had ever been able to see and paint”, is how Rilke describes the young painter in a letter to the Wuppertal collector Karl von der Heydt (cited in: Heinrich Wiegand Petzet, Das Bildnis des Dichters, Frankfurt a. M., 1957, p. 68). Modersohn-Becker often drew situations featuring children in extreme close-up, thus concentrating more strongly on what was essential: the view of a deeply human statement. In this context her passionate emotionality is far from social agitation and equally far from a romanticisation of farmers' poverty. Pictures like these reveal her profound bond with the children; she understands how to present this not just thematically, but also formally.
Lempertz
Jun. 04, 2026
Paula Modersohn-Becker ”Selbstbildnis mit Landschaft vor Bäumen”
Est: €25,000 - €35,000
Monogrammed lower right by Otto Modersohn for the artist: PM-B
Grisebach
Jun. 04, 2026
Paula Modersohn-Becker ”Brustbild Elsbeth mit Margeriten im Haar”
Est: €150,000 - €250,000
Lower left monogrammed by Otto Modersohn for the artist: P.M-B. On the decorative frame a label of Galerie Flechtheim
Grisebach
Mar. 26, 2026
Paula Modersohn-Becker, 1876 Dresden – 1907 Worpswede
Est: €150,000 - €250,000
KARTOFFELERNTE, UM 1900 Öl auf Malpappe, auf Holztafel montiert. 45,5 x 70 cm. Rechts unten Überreste eines Monogramms. Gerahmt. Beigegben eine Expertise von Rainer Noeres, Otto-Modersohn-Museum, 02. Februar 2012, in Kopie. Provenienz: Tille Modersohn (Tochter der Künstlerin). Privatsammlung, Süddeutschland. Galerie Thom Roche, Bremen. Galerie Hans, Hamburg. Privatsammlung Hameln, Deutschland (erworben um 2020). Literatur: Atelier- und Verkaufsbuch Otto Modersohn, S. 170, Nr. 142 („Kartoffelernte“), Auflistung der Bilder in Kommission bei Philine Vogeler (nach 1919.). Ausstellungen: Bestandspräsentation, Otto-Modersohn-Museum, Fischerhude 2007. Künstlerkolonie Worpswede. Bilder aus dem Teufelsmoor Treffen auf Landschaftsmalereien aus dem Emsland, Ausstellungszentrum Gut Altenkamp, Papenburg-Aschendorf 2022. (1471501) (12) Paula Modersohn-Becker, 1876 Dresden – 1907 Worpswede KARTOFFELERNTE, CA. 1900 Oil on card, mounted on panel. 45.5 x 70 cm. Remains of a monogram lower left. Accompanied by an expert's report by Rainer Noeres, Otto-Modersohn-Museum, 2 February 2012, in copy. Provenance: Tille Modersohn (daughter of the artist). Private collection, Southern Germany. Galerie Thom Roche, Bremen. Galerie Hans, Hamburg. Private collection Hameln, Germany (acquired ca. 2020). Literature: Studio and Sales Book Otto Modersohn, p. 170, no. 142 (Kartoffelernte), List of images on commission with Philine Vogeler (after 1919.). Exhibitions: Bestandspräsentation, Otto-Modersohn-Museum, Fischerhude 2007. Künstlerkolonie Worpswede. Bilder aus dem Teufelsmoor Treffen auf Landschaftsmalereien aus dem Emsland, Ausstellungszentrum Gut Altenkamp, Papenburg-Aschendorf 2022.
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
Mar. 07, 2026
Paula Modersohn-Becker (Dresden 1876 - Worpswede 1907). Goose Maiden.
Est: -
1899. Etching. 25 x 20,5 cm. Matted and framed under glass. Lower left inscribed 'f. P. Modersohn-Becker O. Modersohn'. Damaged. - Literature: Catalogue raisoné: Werner 7 - One of the most important German artists of the avantgarde. M.-B. began studying at the drawing school of the 'Verein Berliner Künstlerinnen' since 1896. In 1898 she moved to Worpswede to be taught by F. Mackensen. In 1900 she took lessons at the Académie Colarossi in Paris together with C. Westhoff, the later wife of R. M. Rilke. After returning to Worpswede she married O. Modersohn. In 1903, 1905 and 1906 she returned to Paris and, inspired by Cezanne and Gauguin, developed her own distinct style. She died in childbirth in 1907. Because she exhibited rarely her artistical achievements were known to few, but she was widely appreciated soon after her death. Mus.: Bremen (Paula Modersohn-Becker-Mus., Kunsthalle), Hamburg (Kunsthalle), Wuppertal (Von der Heydt-Mus.), Hannover (Kestner-Ges.), Essen (Folkwang-Mus.), Düsseldorf, Cologne a. others. Lit.: Thieme-Becker a. many more.
Auktionshaus Stahl
Mar. 07, 2026
Paula Modersohn-Becker "Sitzende Alte". 1902.
Est: €950 - €1,100
Paula Modersohn-Becker 1876 Dresden – 1907 Worpswede Radierung und Aquatinta in Schwarzgrün auf gelblichem Similijapan. Unsigniert. U. li. mit Annotationen in Blei von fremder Hand. Aus: Die Schaffenden 1. Jahrgang, 1. Mappe 1, 4. Blatt, 1918. WVZ Werner 3 III b (von III c); Söhn HDO 72701–4. Paula Modersohn-Becker 1876 Dresden – 1907 Worpswede 1892 Zeichenunterricht an der London School of Arts. 1893–95 Ausbildung zur Lehrerin, privat weiter Zeichenunterricht. 1896–97 Kurs an der Mal- und Zeichenschule des "Vereins der Berliner Künstlerinnen". 1898 Umzug nach Worpswede in Künstlerkolonie, dort Malunterricht bei Fritz Mackensen.1900 Freundschaft mit Rainer Maria Rilke und erste Parisreise. Dort Anatomiekurs an der École des Beaux-Arts. Seitdem starker Einfluss durch Vincent van Gogh. 1901 Heirat mit Maler Otto Modersohn. 1905 zweite Parisreise. 1906kurzzeitige Trennung von Ehemann, Umzug nach Paris.1907 Rückkehr nach Worpswede. 1937 werden ihre Werke von den Nationalsozialisten als "entartet" bezeichnet und 70 davon aus Museen entwendet.
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden OHG
Dec. 10, 2025
Birkenstamm vor Landschaft mit Haus (Birch trunk in front of landscape with house)
Est: €80,000 - €120,000
Paula Modersohn-Becker 1876 - 1907 Birkenstamm vor Landschaft mit Haus (Birch trunk in front of landscape with house) dated 1900 (lower centre) oil on cardboard 72.5 by 38.3 cm. 28½ by 18¾ in. Executed in 1900.
Sotheby's
Dec. 04, 2025
Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876 Dresden - Worpswede 1907) – Recto: Sitzendes Kind mit Buch auf dem Schoß – Verso: Tümpel mit Birkenstämmen (Recto: Seated child with a book on his lap - Verso: Pond with Logs)
Est: €80,000 - €100,000
Oil on colour cardboard. (1897/98). Approx. 46.5 x 33 cm. With the handwritten confirmation by Otto Modersohn on the verso: "Dieses Bild hat / P. Modersohn-Becker gemalt / 30.III.15 O. Modersohn" and the numbering "K 68".
Karl & Faber
Dec. 04, 2025
Paula Modersohn-Becker, 1876 Dresden – 1907 Worpswede
Est: €250,000 - €350,000
KOPF EINER ALTEN FRAU MIT SCHWARZEM KOPFTUCH, UM 1904 Tempera auf Pappe, auf Leinwand. 39 x 37,5 cm. Gerahmt. Provenienz: Paula Modersohns Schwester Herma Weinberg, Berlin (ca.1908 – 1963). Eva Weinberg (Tochter von Herma Weinberg), Berlin (1963 – 1987). Ahlers Collection, Herford (1987– 2001). Graphisches Kabinett Wolfgang Werner KG, Bremen (2001). Privatsammlung England (seit ca. 2011). Literatur: Günter Busch und Wolfgang Werner, Paula Modersohn- Becker. Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde, München 1998, Kat.Nr. 508. Ausstellungen: Paula Modersohn-Becker. Der Weg in die Moderne. Bucerius Kunst Forum, Hamburg, Februar – Mai 2017, Kat.Nr. 12 (Abb. in Farbe). Paula Modersohn-Becker – L’intensité d’un regard, Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, April – August 2016, Kat.Nr. 25 (Abb. in Farbe). Paula Modersohn-Becker, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Dänemark, Dezember 2014 – April 2015, Kat.Nr. 47 (Abb. in Farbe). Paula Modersohn-Becker. Pionierin der Moderne Kunsthalle, Kunsthalle Krems, März – Juli 2010, Kunstsammlungen Böttcherstrasse Paula Modersohn-Becker Museum, Juli – September 2010, Abb. in Farbe S. 137. (14605116) (12) Paula Modersohn-Becker, 1876 Dresden – 1907 Worpswede KOPF EINER ALTEN FRAU MIT SCHWARZEM KOPFTUCH, CA. 1904 Tempera on cardboard, laid on canvas. 39 x 37.5 cm. Provenance: Paula Modersohn’s sister Herma Weinberg, Berlin (ca. 1908 – 1963). Eva Weinberg (daughter of Herma Weinberg), Berlin (1963 – 1987). Ahlers Collection, Herford (1987– 2001). Graphisches Kabinett Wolfgang Werner KG, Bremen (2001). Private collection, England (since ca. 2011). Literature: Günter Busch and Wolfgang Werner, Paula Modersohn-Becker. Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde, Munich 1998, cat. no. 508. Exhibitions: Paula Modersohn-Becker. Der Weg in die Moderne, Bucerius Kunst Forum, Hamburg, February – May 2017, cat no. 12 (ill. in colour). Paula Modersohn-Becker – L’intensité d’un regard, Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, April – August 2016, cat. no. 25 (ill. in colour). Paula Modersohn-Becker, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark, December 2014 – April 2015, cat. no. 47 (ill. in colour). Paula Modersohn-Becker. Pionierin der Moderne Kunsthalle, Kunsthalle Krems, March – July 2010, Kunstsammlungen Böttcherstrasse Paula Modersohn-Becker Museum, July – September 2010, ill. in colour on p. 137. (†)
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
Nov. 28, 2025
Modersohn-Becker, Paula: Die Gänsemagd
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Die Gänsemagd Radierung mit Aquatinta auf Velin. Wohl 1899/1921-23. 26,2 x 20,9 cm (44,3 x 36,5 cm). Signiert von Otto Modersohn "O. Modersohn" und bezeichnet "f. P. Modersohn-Becker". Werner 7 II nach b. Lediglich 13 Radierungen schuf Paula Modersohn-Becker in den wenigen Jahren als Künstlerin; sie alle entstanden wohl 1899. Der vorliegende postume Abzug wurde von der Worpsweder Künstlerpresse zwischen Mai 1921 und Oktober 1923 im Auftrag von Otto Modersohn gedruckt. Zuweilen trägt die atmosphärische Darstellung auch den Untertitel "Das Märchen von der verlorenen Gans", der die vorwurfsvolle Haltung der Gänseschar und das Weinen der Magd und des kleinen Mädchens erklärt. Ausgezeichneter Druck mit durchgehendem, zartem Aquatintaton und breitem Rand. - Wir bitten darum, Zustandsberichte zu den Losen zu erfragen, da der Erhaltungszustand nur in Ausnahmefällen im Katalog angegeben ist. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalogue.
Bassenge Auctions
Nov. 27, 2025
”Sitzendes Mädchen hinter kahlem Baum”
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Inscribed on the reverse: 177
Grisebach
Nov. 27, 2025
”Bauer mit Pfeife”
Est: €20,000 - €30,000
”Bauer mit Pfeife”
Grisebach
Nov. 27, 2025
”Überschwemmte Flusslandschaft mit Bäumen”
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
”Überschwemmte Flusslandschaft mit Bäumen”
Grisebach
Nov. 27, 2025
”Sitzender Akt auf Podest nach links”
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
Inscribed upper left: 176 (later corrected in 175), on the reverse: 42./I
Grisebach
Nov. 27, 2025
”Selbstbildnis nach halblinks”
Est: €250,000 - €350,000
On the decorative frame labels of the exhibitions Munich 1962 and Sendai/Hayama/Utsunomiya 2005
Grisebach
Nov. 27, 2025
”Liegender weiblicher Akt mit Säugling im Arm”
Est: €15,000 - €20,000
Lower left inscribed by another hand: P.M.-B., dated lower right: 5.06
Grisebach
Nov. 25, 2025
Paula Modersohn Becker, Die Gänsemagd. 1900 ca.
Est: €700 - €1,400
Acquaforte e acquatinta su carta non vergata. mm 255x200. Foglio: mm 380x285. Opera nel II stato di 2, mancante della firma a matita del vedovo Otto Modersohn, solitamente presente al margine inferiore sinistro.
Gonnelli Casa d'Aste
Nov. 18, 2025
Paula Modersohn-Becker (German, 1876-1907)
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Standing nude, signed 'f. P. Modersohn-Becker/T. Modersohn' (lower right), charcoal on paper, 24,5x19 cm, Literature:-Anne Röver-Kann, Wolfgang Werner, Rebecca Duckwitz and Katrin Rascher-Friesenhausen, ‘Paula Modersohn-Becker. Werkverzeichnis der Handzeichnungen’, Munich 2023, no. EV/11a. Provenance:-Collection Tille Modersohn (1907-1998). -Collection Paul Citroen (1896-1983), Wassenaar.-Collection Willem Minderman (1910-1985), The Hague, by 1952.-Private collection, the Netherlands, by 1995.
Venduehuis der Notarissen
Oct. 28, 2025
Paula Modersohn-Becker (German, 1876-1907) Sitzende Alte mit zwei Gänsen (Seated Old Woman with Two Geese), circa 1899-1900
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Paula Modersohn-Becker (German, 1876-1907) Sitzende Alte mit zwei Gänsen (Seated Old Woman with Two Geese), circa 1899-1900 ink and pencil on blue paper initialed P.M.B. and inscribed indistinctly (lower right) 6 3/4 x 3 15/16 in. (17.1 x 10cm) Property from a Private East Coast Collection This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Freeman’s | Hindman
Oct. 28, 2025
Paula Modersohn-Becker (German, 1876-1907) Stehende Armenhaüslerin und Kind zwischen zwei Glaskugeln auf Stangen (Standing Poor Woman and Child between Two Glass Balls on Poles), 1907
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Paula Modersohn-Becker (German, 1876-1907) Stehende Armenhaüslerin und Kind zwischen zwei Glaskugeln auf Stangen (Standing Poor Woman and Child between Two Glass Balls on Poles), 1907 charcoal on blue paper initialed P.M.B. and inscribed indistinctly (lower right) 12 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (31.8 x 22.2cm) Property from a Private East Coast Collection This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Freeman’s | Hindman
Jul. 23, 2025
Paula Modersohn-Becker, Sitzende Alte (from Die Schaffenden, vol. 1, no. 10)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Paula Modersohn-Becker Sitzende Alte (from Die Schaffenden, vol. 1, no. 10) c. 1899-02 / 1919 etching and aquatint image: 7.375 h x 5.75 w in (19 x 15 cm) sheet: 16.625 h x 12.625 w in (42 x 32 cm) This work is from the edition published by Paul Westheim and Gustav Kiepenheuer, Weimar. Literature: Pauli 2 | Stoermer 50 | Werner 3 | Sohn 72701-4 This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Jun. 21, 2025
Modersohn-Becker, Paula (1876 Dresden - Worpswede 1907)
Est: €1,000 - €1,200
"Die Frau mit der Gans" (1902). Aquatintaradierung (l. Altersspuren, mont., gebräunt), li. u. zweifach mit Bleistift handsigniert "Otto Modersohn - f. P. Modersohn-Becker" (von Otto Modersohn für Paula Modersohn-Becker). Plattenrand ca. 12,7 x 17,5 cm, Blattmaß 25 x 32,5 cm. PP.
Dannenberg
Jun. 06, 2025
”Liegende Schafe”
Est: €40,000 - €60,000
Monogrammed lower left: P.M-B
Grisebach
Jun. 04, 2025
Paula Modersohn-Becker: Gehöft
Est: €80,000 - €120,000
MODERSOHN-BECKER, PAULA 1876 Dresden - 1907 Worpswede Title: Gehöft. Date: Ca. 1902. Technique: Oil on card. Measurement: 40 x 54cm. Notation: Illegibly inscribedunten links. Frame/Pedestal: Craftman's frame. There is a photoexpertise by Prof. Günter Busch, from 31st August 1987, available as well as a handwritten confirmation by Otto Modersohn, from 9th November 1922. Previously the painting was the verso of the painting "Bauernhaus hinter Kiefern" (ca. 1902, cat. rais. no. 342). Provenance: - Erich Wolfssohn collection, Berlin (1920) - Hilde Freund collection, Jerusalem (1976) - Galerie Michael Hasenclever, Munich (1982) - Galerie Michael Neumann, Düsseldorf (1986) - Galerie Neher, Essen - Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia (in 1988 acquired from the previous owner) - Independent foundation in the care of the German Foundation Centre, Essen Literature: - Busch, Günter/Schicketanz, Milena/Werner, Wolfgang: Paula Modersohn-Becker, 1876-1907, Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde, vol. II, Munich 1998, cat. rais. no. 340 - Inventory catalogue Galerie Michael Neumann, Düsseldorf, 1986/87, cat. no. 3, ill. - Clear, colourful composition by the exceptional artist who died far too early - Wonderful example of Modersohn - Becker's innovative approach of radically reducing form in favour of surface and colour - In an unmistakable formal language that is always characterised by the painter's personal feelings Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction. Explanations to the Catalogue Paula Modersohn-Becker Germany North German Expressionism Modern Art 1900s Craftman's frame Worpswede Painting Oil Village
Van Ham Kunstauktionen
Jun. 04, 2025
Paula Modersohn-Becker: Birke vor Herbstlandschaft
Est: €50,000 - €70,000
MODERSOHN-BECKER, PAULA 1876 Dresden - 1907 Worpswede Title: Birke vor Herbstlandschaft. Date: 1899. Technique: Oil on card. Mounting: Mounted to card. Measurement: 54,5 x 40cm. Notation: Monogrammed lower left: PMB. As well as dated with difficulty legible lower left (presumably by a hand other than that of the artist): 1899. Frame/Pedestal: Craftman's frame. Verso there is a handwritten confirmation of authenticity by Otto Modersohn: "Hiermit bestätige ich, daß dieses Bild von der Hand Paula Modersohn-Beckers stammt, 17. Juni 1926." Provenance: - Private collection Israel (1930s) - Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, 9th/10th December 1986, lot 797 - Private ownership - Galerie Neher, Essen (label) - Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia (in 2002 acquired from the previous owner) - Independent foundation in the care of the German Foundation Centre, Essen Literature: - Busch, Günter/Schicketanz, Milena/Werner, Wolfgang: Paula Modersohn-Becker, 1876-1907 - Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde, vol. II, Munich 1998, cat. rais. no. 138, ill. - Paula Modersohn-Becker was one of the first truly emancipated women painters in Germany - Typical example of radical reduction in the artist's work - Early work, probably from the first period in Worpswede Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction. Explanations to the Catalogue Paula Modersohn-Becker Germany North German Expressionism Modern Art 1900s Craftman's frame Worpswede Painting Oil Tree
Van Ham Kunstauktionen
Apr. 07, 2025
PAULA MODERSOHN-BECKER (1876-1907), BL
Est: -
Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876-1907), Blinde Frau im Wald, c. 1900, etching and aquatint on verlin, signed lower left by Otto Modersohn for Paula Modersohn-Becker, Werner 4, III, without signature by Otto Felsing, sheet 32.5 x 25 cm, slightly browned and minimally stained, plate approx. 16 x 14 cm, framed behind glass 34 x 26.5 cm
Historia Auctionata
Mar. 06, 2025
Paula Modersohn-Becker, Sitzende Alte (from Die Schaffenden, vol. 1, no. 10)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Paula Modersohn-Becker Sitzende Alte (from Die Schaffenden, vol. 1, no. 10) c. 1899-02 / 1919 etching and aquatint image: 7.375 h x 5.75 w in (19 x 15 cm) sheet: 16.625 h x 12.625 w in (19 x 15 cm) This work is from the edition published by Paul Westheim and Gustav Kiepenheuer, Weimar. Literature: Pauli 2 | Stoermer 50 | Werner 3 | Sohn 72701-4 This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Dec. 06, 2024
Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876 Dresden-Friedrichstadt - Worpswede 1907)
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Die Gänsemagd. Um 1900. Radierung und Aquatinta-Radierung auf Velin. Am unteren linken Blattrand von Otto Modersohn posthum mit Bleistift signiert und bezeichnet: O. Modersohn, f. Paula Modersohn-Becker. Links unterhalb der Darstellung von Otto Felsing mit Bleistift signiert: O. Felsing. Blattmaß: 35,7 x 29,5 cm. Unter Glas gerahmt: 38 x 32,2 cm. WVZ: Werner 7 II. Eins von etwa 10 Exemplaren auf China-Papier, die Heinrich Vogeler 1913 bei Otto Felsing drucken ließ (daneben Abzüge auf Bütten, die in den 1920er Jahren ohne Mithilfe von Vogeler hergestellt wurden).
AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald
Nov. 30, 2024
Modersohn-Becker, Paula: Sitzende Alte
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Sitzende Alte Radierung mit Aquatinta auf bräunlichem Japan. 1902/18. 18,9 x 14,6 cm (42 x 32 cm). Monogrammiert von Tille Modersohn und bezeichnet "f. P.M.B.". Auflage 25 Ex. Werner 3 III b (von c). Erschienen posthum als Blatt 4 in der Vorzugsausgabe von Die Schaffenden, 1. Jahrgang, 1. Mappe, Weimar 1918, mit deren Blindstempel unten links, in einer Gesamtauflage von wohl 125 Exemplaren, von der Tochter der Künstlerin monogrammiert und bezeichnet. Das Motiv der sitzenden Alten griff Paula Modersohn-Becker in ihrer Schaffenszeit immer wieder auf, auch in Gemälden und Zeichnungen. Druckgraphiken der Künstlerin sind selten, es existieren lediglich 13 Radierungen von ihrer Hand. Prachtvoller Druck mit dem vollen Rand. - Wir bitten darum, Zustandsberichte zu den Losen zu erfragen, da der Erhaltungszustand nur in Ausnahmefällen im Katalog angegeben ist. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalogue.
Bassenge Auctions
Nov. 30, 2024
Paula Modersohn-Becker (Dresden 1876 - Worpswede 1907). Goose Maiden.
Est: -
1899. Etching. 25 x 20,5 cm. Lo. le. inscribed by Otto Modersohn 'f. P. Modersohn-Becker O. Modersohn', matted and framed under glass. Inconspicuous handling creases. - Literature: Cat. rais.: Werner 7 - One of the most important German artists of the avantgarde. M.-B. began studying at the drawing school of the 'Verein Berliner Künstlerinnen' since 1896. In 1898 she moved to Worpswede to be taught by F. Mackensen. In 1900 she took lessons at the Académie Colarossi in Paris together with C. Westhoff, the later wife of R. M. Rilke. After returning to Worpswede she married O. Modersohn. In 1903, 1905 and 1906 she returned to Paris and, inspired by Cezanne and Gauguin, developed her own distinct style. She died in childbirth in 1907. Because she exhibited rarely her artistical achievements were known to few, but she was widely appreciated soon after her death. Mus.: Bremen (Paula Modersohn-Becker-Mus., Kunsthalle), Hamburg (Kunsthalle), Wuppertal (Von der Heydt-Mus.), Hannover (Kestner-Ges.), Essen (Folkwang-Mus.), Düsseldorf, Cologne a. others. Lit.: Thieme-Becker a. many more.
Auktionshaus Stahl
Nov. 29, 2024
Paula Modersohn-Becker, Sitzender Junge mit Strohhut unter Birken, 1904
Est: €200,000 - €250,000
Dated '04.' in red lower left. Already shown in 1917 at the major Paula Modersohn-Becker exhibition at Hannover’s Kestner Gesellschaft, the provenance of the painting “Sitzender Junge mit Strohhut unter Birken” prominently features Bernhard Hoetger two years later. His purchase of the work in 1919 and its publication in his essay additionally indicate the significance of this captivating picture of a child (see Hoetger, 1919, op. cit.). The two artists had met in 1906 while both were in the midst of extended stays in Paris, and this meeting developed into an intense collaboration. When World War I began – Paula Modersohn-Becker had already died after giving birth to her child in 1907 – Hoetger and his wife moved to Worpswede, and he explained his choice to live there like this: “In those years, it became more and more clear to me that a landscape in whose air an art like that of Paula Modersohn could grow would also have to be the right atmosphere for my work” (cited in exh. cat. Bernhard Hoetger, Bildhauer – Maler – Baukünstler – Designer, Dortmund, 1984, p. 14). The people in Worpswede, often placed between the birch trees typical of the north German landscape, became one of the main motifs in the work of Paula Modersohn-Becker (see comp. ill.). As if searching for a pristine primitivity, she recorded – much like contemporary colleagues who found their motifs in the South Pacific or along the German shores of the Baltic – the rural populace of Worpswede. This led to images of children that are extraordinarily convincing in their concentrated simplicity: among these, the present example is remarkable for the monumentality of the natural element and the powerful presence of the boy. It is no coincidence that the figure depicted in bold red in the middle ground is reminiscent of a fly agaric mushroom, and she establishes a counterpoint to the earthy colours of the forest while gauging the depth of the depicted space. In terms of colour, the boy’s clothes correspond to the white of the stout birch trunks and his shoes to the earth tone of the forest floor, integrating the figure of the child into the landscape, while the blue of the sky is repeated in the blue of his stockings. The work depicts a sort of allegorical image of the common roots of humankind and nature.
Lempertz
Nov. 14, 2024
Paula Modersohn Becker – Standing Profile
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Paula Modersohn Becker (1876–1907). Standing profile. Pencil drawing on paper. Signed LR. Professionally framed and matted. Included in this lot is a copy of 'Paula Modersohn-Becker, The Letters and Journals', 1983 edition hardcover with original dust jacket. Frame: H 22-1/8" W 17". Mat opening: H 12-1/2" W 10". Condition: No imperfections or damage noted. Provenance: Haddam Historical Society. Link to hi-res image: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/pvx9x709fkkz9u54aa4ef/6710457_2.jpg?rlkey=5coc8g05hcdlvmcyzb5te2c4t&st=043kzgah&dl=0
New England Auctions
Oct. 10, 2024
PAULA MODERSOHN-BECKER (1876-1907). Mutter und Kind. oil on board 28 3⁄8 x
Est: £250,000 - £350,000
PAULA MODERSOHN-BECKER (1876-1907). Mutter und Kind. oil on board 28 3⁄8 x 21 ¼ in. (72 x 54 cm.).
Christie's
Sep. 28, 2024
Paula Modersohn-Becker (Dresden 1876 - Worpswede 1907). Seated Child.
Est: -
Around 1900/1922. Dry point. 8,5 x 12 cm. Lo. le. inscribed by Otto Modersohn 'f. P- Modersohn-Becker O. Modersohn', matted and framed under glass. Pale mat burn. - Literature: Cat. rais.: Werner 9 b - Provenance: Gallery R. E. Lewis & Daughter, San Rafael, 7.11.2007; since then private collection The Hague - One of the most important German artists of the avantgarde. M.-B. began studying at the drawing school of the 'Verein Berliner Künstlerinnen' since 1896. In 1898 she moved to Worpswede to be taught by F. Mackensen. In 1900 she took lessons at the Académie Colarossi in Paris together with C. Westhoff, the later wife of R. M. Rilke. After returning to Worpswede she married O. Modersohn. In 1903, 1905 and 1906 she returned to Paris and, inspired by Cezanne and Gauguin, developed her own distinct style. She died in childbirth in 1907. Because she exhibited rarely her artistical achievements were known to few, but she was widely appreciated soon after her death. Mus.: Bremen (Paula Modersohn-Becker-Mus., Kunsthalle), Hamburg (Kunsthalle), Wuppertal (Von der Heydt-Mus.), Hannover (Kestner-Ges.), Essen (Folkwang-Mus.), Düsseldorf, Cologne a. others. Lit.: Thieme-Becker a. many more.
Auktionshaus Stahl
Jun. 21, 2024
PAULA MODERSOHN-BECKER
Est: CHF40,000 - CHF70,000
PAULA MODERSOHN-BECKER (Dresden 1876–1907 Worpswede) Landscape with three birch trunks. 1901. Oil on board. Dated and with confirmation of authenticity by Tille Modersohn verso: Aug. 1901 / Ich bezeuge, dass dieses Bild von meiner Mutter Paula Modersohn-Becker gemalt ist. / Tille Modersohn / 1950. 54.5 × 40.5 cm. Certificate: Günter Busch, Bremen, 1.9.1982. Provenance: - With Graphisches Kabinett Kunsthandel Wolfgang Werner, Bremen (label verso). - Private collection, Germany, probably acquired at th above gallery in 1982. - Sale Bolland und Marotz, Bremen, 1986. - Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Literature: Günter Busch und Wolfgang Werner: Paula Modersohn-Becker 1876–1907. Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde, Munich 1998, vol.II, p. 174, no. 246 (ill.). "Landscape with Three Birch Trunks" is one of Paula Modersohn-Becker's early landscape paintings, created around the turn of the century. This work is a wonderful exemplar of her signature style and innovative approach to landscape painting. Departing from the romanticized landscapes of her contemporaries, Modersohn-Becker painted a raw and unvarnished view of the landscape, characterized by bold brushstrokes and a muted color palette. The artist was able to capture the essence of nature in all its simplicity and depth by focusing on the striking shapes of three birch trunks against a backdrop of a simple meadow. Her works are characterized by emotional depth and mark her as a pioneer in the representation of nature in early 20th-century art. Furthermore, Modersohn-Becker's early landscapes and tree studies are pivotal within the art context of her period. They mark a break with conventional artistic approaches and signal a change in the representation of nature. Born in Germany in 1876, Modersohn-Becker challenged established artistic norms and paved the way for future generations of artists. ------------------------------------------------- PAULA MODERSOHN-BECKER (Dresden 1876–1907 Worpswede) Landschaft mit drei Birkenstämmen. 1901. Öl auf Karton. Verso datiert und mit der Echtheitsbestätigung von Tille Modersohn: Aug. 1901 / Ich bezeuge, dass dieses Bild von meiner Mutter Paula Modersohn-Becker gemalt ist. / Tille Modersohn / 1950. 54,5 × 40,5 cm. Gutachten: Günter Busch, Bremen, 1.9.1982. Provenienz: - Graphisches Kabinett Kunsthandel Wolfgang Werner, Bremen (verso mit Etikett). - Privatbesitz Deutschland, wohl 1982 in obiger Galerie erworben. - Auktion Bolland und Marotz, Bremen, 1986. - Schweizer Privatsammlung, durch Erbschaft an die heutigen Besitzer. Literatur: Günter Busch und Wolfgang Werner: Paula Modersohn-Becker 1876–1907. Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde, München 1998, Bd. II, S. 174, Nr. 246 (mit Abb.). "Landschaft mit drei Birkenstämmen" zählt zu den frühen Landschaftsgemälden von Paula Modersohn-Becker, die um die Jahrhundertwende entstanden sind. Dieses Werk ist ein herausragendes Beispiel für ihren charakteristischen Stil und ihren innovativen Ansatz in der Landschaftsmalerei. Abweichend von den romantisierten Landschaften ihrer Zeitgenossen, malt Modersohn-Becker eine rohe und ungeschminkte Darstellung der Landschaft, die durch kräftige Pinselstriche und eine gedämpfte Farbpalette gekennzeichnet ist. Die Künstlerin vermag es, die Essenz der Natur in all ihrer Einfachheit und Tiefe einzufangen, indem sie sich auf die markanten Formen der drei Birkenstämme vor einem Hintergrund einer schlichten Wiese konzentriert. Ihre Werke zeichnen sich durch eine emotionale Tiefe aus und kennzeichnen sie als eine Pionierin in der Darstellung der Natur im Kontext des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts. Darüber hinaus sind Modersohn-Beckers frühe Landschaften und Baumstudien innerhalb des Kunstkontexts von entscheidender Bedeutung. Sie markieren einen Bruch mit konventionellen künstlerischen Ansätzen und signalisieren einen Wandel in der Darstellung der Natur. Geboren im Jahr 1876 in Deutschland, forderte Modersohn-Becker etablierte künstlerische Normen heraus und ebnete den Weg für zukünftige Generationen von Künstlerinnen und Künstlern.
Koller Auctions
Jun. 05, 2024
Paula Modersohn-Becker: Birkenstämme vor rotem Gehöft
Est: €70,000 - €100,000
MODERSOHN-BECKER, PAULA 1876 Dresden - 1907 Worpswede Title: Birkenstämme vor rotem Gehöft. Date: Ca. 1901. Technique: Oil on card. Measurement: 56 x 41cm. Notation: Monogrammed lower right: P.M-B. Illegibly inscribed on verso (faded). Frame/Pedestal: Framed. The work is accompanied by a certificate from Prof. Dr. Günter Busch, Bremen, dated 8 May 1990. Provenance: - Galerie Bertram, Bremen 1990 - Private collection, Hesse Exhibitions: - Galerie Bertram, Bremen 1990 Literature: - Busch, Günther/Werner, Wolfgang (ed.): Paula Modersohn-Becker, 1876-1907 - catalogue raisonné of paintings, vol. II, Munich 1998, cat. rais. no. 255, ill. (here with slightly different dimensions) - Exhib. cat. Paula Modersohn-Becker, Galerie Bertram, Bremen 1990, p. 35, ill. - The white birch trunks and red farmsteads are characteristic features of the Worpswede landscape - The artist processed the newly gained artistic impressions from her first stay in Paris in 1900 in her paintings - Painted in the year of her marriage to Otto Modersohn, which was also a period of great creative vigour Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction. Explanations to the Catalogue Paula Modersohn-Becker Germany North German Expressionism Modern Art 1900s Framed Landscape Painting Oil Trees
Van Ham Kunstauktionen
May. 31, 2024
Paula Modersohn-Becker Dresden 1876 – 1907 Worpswede - ”Baum vor einem Bauernhaus / Gänsestudie”. 1899 and 1900/01
Est: €7,000 - €9,000
Paula Modersohn-Becker Dresden 1876 – 1907 Worpswede ”Baum vor einem Bauernhaus / Gänsestudie”. 1899 and 1900/01 Charcoal and blue coloured chalk on paper, two-sided. 38,2 10 1/4 in. Lower right confirmed by Tille Modersohn for the artist: f[ür] P.M.B. T.Modersohn. On the cardboard backing a label of the exhibition Bremen 1954 (see below)
Grisebach
May. 31, 2024
Paula Modersohn-Becker Dresden 1876 – 1907 Worpswede - ”Kompositionsstudie: Zwei sitzende [sic!] Kinder zwischen Birkenstämmen”. 1902/03
Est: €14,000 - €18,000
Paula Modersohn-Becker Dresden 1876 – 1907 Worpswede ”Kompositionsstudie: Zwei sitzende [sic!] Kinder zwischen Birkenstämmen”. 1902/03 Charcoal on yellowish paper. On the reverse fragment: „Bein, auf einen Hocker gestellt“ 11 1/2 × 12 1/8 in. Confirmed in pencil lower right by Otto Modersohn: f[ür] PMB OM. Inscribed in pencil lower left: 75 [in a circle]
Grisebach
May. 30, 2024
Paula Modersohn-Becker Dresden 1876 – 1907 Worpswede - ”Birkenstämme, rechts ein rotes Haus”. Circa 1901
Est: €50,000 - €70,000
Paula Modersohn-Becker Dresden 1876 – 1907 Worpswede ”Birkenstämme, rechts ein rotes Haus”. Circa 1901 Tempera on cardboard 22 × 13 in. On the reverse confirmed by Tille Modersohn, the daughter of the artist, in pencil: Ich bezeuge, daß diese Arbeit von der Hand meiner Mutter Paula Modersohn-Becker gemalt ist, Fischerhude 1949. There too a label of the exhibition Kiel 1921 (see below)
Grisebach
May. 30, 2024
Paula Modersohn-Becker Dresden 1876 – 1907 Worpswede - ”Kopf eines Mädchens mit geschlossenem Kragen”. Circa 1905
Est: €100,000 - €150,000
Paula Modersohn-Becker Dresden 1876 – 1907 Worpswede ”Kopf eines Mädchens mit geschlossenem Kragen”. Circa 1905 Oil on cardboard 10 5/8 × 8 3/4 in. On the reverse a label of Kunstsalon Abels, Cologne
Grisebach
May. 25, 2024
PAULA MODERSOHN-BECKER (1876 Dresden – 1907 Worpswede)
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Sitzender Mädchenakt Kaltnadel auf Bütten. 18,5 x 14,8 cm (22 x 17,5 cm Passepartoutausschnitt). Von Otto Modersohn signiert "f. P. Modersohn-Becker O. Modersohn". Werner 2 b.
Dannenberg
May. 25, 2024
PAULA MODERSOHN-BECKER (1876 Dresden – 1907 Worpswede)
Est: €1,500 - €1,800
Sitzende Alte Radierung mit Aquatinta auf Velin. Um 1899-1902. 19 x 14,5 cm (42 x 32 cm). Auflage von 125 Ex. Werner 3III b (von c). Erschienen in der 1. Mappe des 1. Jahrgangs "DIE SCHAFFENDEN" im Euphorion-Verlag.
Dannenberg
May. 25, 2024
PAULA MODERSOHN-BECKER (1876 Dresden – 1907 Worpswede)
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
Bildnis einer Bäuerin Kaltnadel und Aquatinta auf festem Velin. Um 1900. 10 x 13,8 cm (13 x 16,5 cm). Von Otto Modersohn signiert "f. P. Modersohn-Becker O. Modersohn". Werner 6 III b (von III).
Dannenberg
Mar. 02, 2024
Modersohn-Becker, Paula (1876-1907) "Seated Girl", verso "Mother with Child", pencil, monogr. "f.PMB/OM" by Otto Modersohn (1865-1943), num. "67", 35,3x23,7cm (w.f. 52,3x40cm), yellowed, small marginal defects
Est: -
Modersohn-Becker, Paula (1876-1907) "Seated Girl", verso "Mother with Child", pencil, monogr. "f.PMB/OM" by Otto Modersohn (1865-1943), num. "67", 35,3x23,7cm (w.f. 52,3x40cm), yellowed, small marginal defects Modersohn-Becker, Paula (1876-1907) "Sitzendes Mädchen", verso "Stehende mit Kind auf dem Arm", Bleistift, monogr. "f.PMB./OM." durch Otto Modersohn (1865-1943), bez. u.l. "67", WVZ S II/25 und S/A 47, 35,3x23,7cm (m.R. 52,3x40cm), vergilbt, kleine Randdefekte, Provenienz: Privatbesitz Hamburg seit ca. 1935
Kendzia
Mar. 02, 2024
Modersohn-Becker, Paula (1876-1907) "Sitting old man", verso "Three girls' heads", pencil, b.r. monogr. "f.PMB/OM" by Otto Modersohn (1865-1943), 39x24cm (w.f. 55,5x39,3cm), yellowed
Est: -
Modersohn-Becker, Paula (1876-1907) "Sitting old man", verso "Three girls' heads", pencil, b.r. monogr. "f.PMB/OM" by Otto Modersohn (1865-1943), 39x24cm (w.f. 55,5x39,3cm), yellowed Modersohn-Becker, Paula (1876-1907) "Sitzender Bauer", verso "Drei Kopfstudien", Bleistift, u.r. monogr. "f PMB./OM" durch Otto Modersohn (1865-1943), WVZ S II/19 und S/A 15, 39x24cm (m.R. 55,5x39,3cm), Ausstellung 1976/1977 Hamburg, vergilbt, Provenienz: Privatbesitz Hamburg seit ca. 1935
Kendzia
Dec. 01, 2023
Paula Modersohn-Becker, Sitzender Junge mit Strohhut unter Birken, 1904
Est: €250,000 - €300,000
Dated '04.' in red lower left. Already shown in 1917 at the major Paula Modersohn-Becker exhibition at Hannover’s Kestner Gesellschaft, the provenance of the painting “Sitzender Junge mit Strohhut unter Birken” prominently features Bernhard Hoetger two years later. His purchase of the work in 1919 and its publication in his essay additionally indicate the significance of this captivating picture of a child (see Hoetger, 1919, op. cit.). The two artists had met in 1906 while both were in the midst of extended stays in Paris, and this meeting developed into an intense collaboration. When World War I began – Paula Modersohn-Becker had already died after giving birth to her child in 1907 – Hoetger and his wife moved to Worpswede, and he explained his choice to live there like this: “In those years, it became more and more clear to me that a landscape in whose air an art like that of Paula Modersohn could grow would also have to be the right atmosphere for my work” (cited in exh. cat. Bernhard Hoetger, Bildhauer – Maler – Baukünstler – Designer, Dortmund, 1984, p. 14). The people in Worpswede, often placed between the birch trees typical of the north German landscape, became one of the main motifs in the work of Paula Modersohn-Becker. As if searching for a pristine primitivity, she recorded – much like contemporary colleagues who found their motifs in the South Pacific or along the German shores of the Baltic – the rural populace of Worpswede. This led to images of children that are extraordinarily convincing in their concentrated simplicity: among these, the present example is remarkable for the monumentality of the natural element and the powerful presence of the boy. It is no coincidence that the figure depicted in bold red in the middle ground is reminiscent of a fly agaric mushroom, and she establishes a counterpoint to the earthy colours of the forest while gauging the depth of the depicted space. In terms of colour, the boy’s clothes correspond to the white of the stout birch trunks and his shoes to the earth tone of the forest floor, integrating the figure of the child into the landscape, while the blue of the sky is repeated in the blue of his stockings. The work depicts a sort of allegorical image of the common roots of humankind and nature.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG