Paula Modersohn-Becker var i Paris flere gange i det nye århundrede og tog indtryk af avantgarden dér, [[Paul Cézanne|Cézanne]], [[Paul Gauguin|Gauguin]] og [[Vincent van Gogh|van Gogh]].<ref>[https://www.moma.org/artists/4037 Paula Modersohn-Becker] hos Moma.org, [[Museum of Modern Art|MoMA]] {{en sprog}} : " ... In 1900, Modersohn-Becker left for the first of four trips to Paris, each of which would impact her ambitions and artistic trajectory. Especially impressed by the luminous palette and expressive brushwork of the leading members of the French avant-garde, including Paul Cézanne, Paul Gauguin, and Vincent van Gogh, she began to incorporate more color into her painting, distinguishing her as one of the first German artists to work in a style that would soon be known as Expressionism. ..."</ref>
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