“I think the time is coming for struggle and uncertainty. It comes into every serious and beautiful life. I knew all along that it had to come.” ThinkingBeautifulStruggleSeriousUncertaintyVulnerabilityBeautiful Life Book:Paula Modersohn-Becker, the Letters and Journals Source: Paula Modersohn-Becker, the Letters and Journals
“We cleave to the past too much in Germany. All of our German art is too bogged down in the conventional... I think more highly of a free person who consciously puts convention aside.” ThinkingPersonsArtPastToo MuchArt IsGermanyConventionsConventional Author:Paula Modersohn-Becker
“I believe that one should not think too much about nature when painting, at least not during the painting's conception. The colour sketch should be made exactly as one has perceived things in nature. But personal feeling is the main thing.” ThinkingShouldBelieveMadeFeelingsI BelieveToo MuchPaintingColourConceptionPersonal Feelings Author:Paula Modersohn-Becker
