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Otto Modersohn
Otto Modersohn

Otto Modersohn

German, 1865-1943
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Friedrich Wilhelm Otto Modersohn was a German landscape painter. He was a co-founder of the Art Colony at Worpswede.

In 1884, he began his studies at the Art Academy of Düsseldorf. Four years later, he moved to the Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe, where he studied under Hermann Baisch. In July 1889, he made his first visit to Worpswede with Fritz Mackensen. In August, Hans am Ende followed. They were later joined by Fritz Overbeck (1893) and Heinrich Vogeler (1894); all students from Düsseldorf. In 1895, they presented their first group exhibition at the Kunsthalle Bremen. They were largely panned by the critics, but went on to a major breakthrough at the Munich Glaspalast.

In 1897, the Art Colony was officially established and Modersohn married Helene Schröder (1868-1900), the daughter of a Bremen merchant. Two years later, he resigned from the association, citing his continuing fight for the personal, individual liberty of every artist. Vogeler and Overbeck joined him in leaving. The couple had one daughter, Elsbeth (1898-1984). The next year, his wife died after a long illness. In 1901, he remarried. His new wife, Paula Becker, was also a well-known painter. She died in 1907, of an embolism, shortly after giving birth to their daughter Mathilde "Tille" (1907-1998). At that point, Modersohn felt that he could not remain in Worpswede and moved to Fischerhude, a nearby village. His third wife was Louise Breling [de], daughter of the painter Heinrich Breling. She was primarily a singer, but painted as well. They had two sons, Ulrich (1913-1943) and Christian [de], who also became a painter.

In 1911, when the Kunsthalle Bremen purchased Van Gogh's Field with Poppies, Modersohn was the only Worpswede artist to support the museum, concluding that nationalistic sentiments should play no role in the world of art. In the 1920s and early 30s, he and Louise made extensive study trips throughout Germany and, in 1933, he acquired an old farmhouse on the Gailenberg in Bad Hindelang for use as a studio. Three years later, he became blind in his right eye, due to a detached retina. This forced him to remain in his studio rather than paint outdoors. He was awarded the Goethe Medal for Art & Science in 1940. A year before his death, he was persuaded to speak on the subject of visual arts at the Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda.

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Das alte Haus

Das alte Haus (1922)

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943)
Landscape
Blühendes Alpenveilchen

Blühendes Alpenveilchen (1925)

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943)
Still Life
Stürmischer Tag über der Heide

Stürmischer Tag über der Heide (1917)

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943)
Landscape
Gewittersturm (Thunderstorm)

Gewittersturm (Thunderstorm) (1903)

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943)
Landscape
Mädchen im Moor

Mädchen im Moor (ca 1893)

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943)
Figurative
Frühjahrsabendsonne in der Bredenau (Banehrs Hof)

Frühjahrsabendsonne in der Bredenau (Banehrs Hof) (ca 1920)

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943)
Landscape
Sommerabend

Sommerabend (1886)

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943)
Landscape
Spätsommernachmittag in Fischerhude mit Mädchengruppe

Spätsommernachmittag in Fischerhude mit Mädchengruppe (1911)

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943)
Landscape
Snow-landscape

Snow-landscape (1940)

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943)
Landscape
Lüneburger Heide

Lüneburger Heide (1937)

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943)
Landscape
Portrait Louise Modersohn-Breling

Portrait Louise Modersohn-Breling (1912)

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943)
Figurative
Überschwemmte Wümmewiesen

Überschwemmte Wümmewiesen (1924)

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943)
Landscape
Birken am Moorgraben

Birken am Moorgraben (1904)

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943)
Landscape
Moorlandschaft

Moorlandschaft (1943)

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943)
Landscape
Abendsonne im Moor

Abendsonne im Moor (1937)

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943)
Landscape
Blick ins Ostrachtal mit Hintersteiner Bergen

Blick ins Ostrachtal mit Hintersteiner Bergen (1932)

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943)
Landscape
Blumen vor blaugetöntem Grund

Blumen vor blaugetöntem Grund (1933)

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943)
Still Life
Eingang von Worpswede (Abend in Worpswede mit der alten Schmiede von Struß)

Eingang von Worpswede (Abend in Worpswede mit der alten Schmiede von Struß) (1940)

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943)
Landscape
Herbstlandschaft am See

Herbstlandschaft am See (1933)

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943)
Landscape
Mondaufgang in Worpswede

Mondaufgang in Worpswede (1900)

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943)
Landscape
Mondnacht

Mondnacht (1942)

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943)
Landscape
Moorlandschaft

Moorlandschaft (1939)

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943)
Landscape
Regenstimmung im Moor

Regenstimmung im Moor (1940)

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943)
Landscape
Regenwolken über Gehöft in den Wümmewiesen

Regenwolken über Gehöft in den Wümmewiesen (1932)

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943)
Landscape
Sommerlandschaft in Quelkhorn

Sommerlandschaft in Quelkhorn (1927)

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943)
Landscape
Sommertag in den Feldern bei Fischerhude

Sommertag in den Feldern bei Fischerhude (1926)

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943)
Landscape
Sommertag in Vorderhindelang

Sommertag in Vorderhindelang (1932)

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943)
Landscape
Sturm im Moor

Sturm im Moor (1942)

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943)
Landscape
Überschwemmung im alten Dorf (Die Sagehorner Landstraße bei Hochwasser)

Überschwemmung im alten Dorf (Die Sagehorner Landstraße bei Hochwasser) (1938)

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943)
Landscape
Unter Birken

Unter Birken (1902)

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943)
Landscape
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