Two Girls in Front of Birch Trees
- Artist
- Paula Modersohn-Becker, German, 1876–1907
- Date
- c.1905
- Material
- Oil on cardboard
- Made in
- Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- Classification
- Paintings
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 214
- Dimensions
- 21 3/4 x 13 7/8 in. (55.2 x 35.2 cm)
framed: 28 7/8 x 21 3/16 x 2 3/4 in. (73.3 x 53.8 x 7 cm) - Credit Line
- Bequest of Morton D. May
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 914:1983
NOTES
Two girls with striking green eyes stand within a wooded area. Paula Modersohn-Becker developed a deliberately straightforward style of flat color and strong outlines that reflects her awareness of avant-garde French painters. Modersohn-Becker was a prominent figure within a rural colony of artists at Worpswede in northern Germany, and produced work with a deep sympathy for the local peasantry. She died young in childbirth.