The intensity with which a subject is grasped [still life's, portraits, or creations of the imagination] – that is what makes for beauty in art.


excerpt of her Journal, Worpswede 1899; as quoted in Voicing our visions, – Writings by women artists; ed. Mara R. Witzling, Universe New York, 1991, p. 198

Paula Modersohn-Becker Quotes

The intensity with which a subject is grasped [still life's, portraits, or creations of the imagination] – that is what makes for beauty in art.

The intensity with which a subject is grasped [still life's, portraits, or creations of the imagination] – that is what makes for beauty in art.

The intensity with which a subject is grasped [still life's, portraits, or creations of the imagination] – that is what makes for beauty in art.

The intensity with which a subject is grasped [still life's, portraits, or creations of the imagination] – that is what makes for beauty in art.