modersohn becker, paula german, 1876

About author:

Paula Modersohn-Becker (February 8, 1876 – November 21, 1907) was a German painter and one of the most important representatives of early expressionism. In a brief career, cut short by an embolism at the age of 31, she created a number of groundbreaking images of great intensity.

Artist museum site
http://www.pmbm.de

Reference
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Modersohn-Becker