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Self-Portrait with Camellia Branch

Paula Modersohn-Becker

1906–1907 · Oil on board · Museum Folkwang, Essen

Size2:3 ratio

Will it fit? See it to scale above your sofa, bed or mantel

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$59Unframed print · made to order

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About this work

Artist: Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876–1907)
Year: 1906–1907
Medium: Oil on board
Original size: 61.5 × 30.5 cm
Collection: Museum Folkwang, Essen
Movement: Expressionism

The painter looks straight out with a faint smile, her reddish-brown hair parted and drawn back, a necklace of large amber beads at her throat and a camellia sprig with dark green leaves held upright before her chest; the background is a cool turquoise. The narrow panel is painted in flat, simplified areas of earthy colour. She made it in 1906–07, the last year of her life; she died in November 1907, weeks after the birth of her daughter. Karl Ernst Osthaus bought it for the Museum Folkwang from her 1913 retrospective; it was confiscated as degenerate in 1937 and bought back in 1957.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

Turquoise, terracotta and amber make a warm, direct self-portrait for a study, bedroom or reading corner. Pair it with Gauguin's Two Tahitian Women at 12×18 in a dark wood frame.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Expressionism painting
Era: 20th century (1906–1907)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: blush pink
Mood: intimate
Rooms: bedroom, study or library, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 12×18. Prints at 12×18, 16×24 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — dark wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or dark wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Self-Portrait with Camellia Branch in the public domain?

Yes. Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876–1907) died more than 70 years ago and the work was made and first published more than 95 years ago, so the painting itself is public domain in the US and Europe. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Museum Folkwang.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18 and 16×24 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or dark wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Self-Portrait with Camellia Branch painted, and in what medium?

Self-Portrait with Camellia Branch dates from 1906–1907 and was made in oil on board; the original measures 61.5 × 30.5 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 16×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 12×18 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Self-Portrait with Camellia Branch we'd choose 12×18.

About this design

Self-Portrait with Camellia Branch (Paula Modersohn-Becker) — Self-Portrait with Camellia Branch · Paula Modersohn-Becker · 1906–1907. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or dark wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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