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title: "The private life of Paula Modersohn-Becker"
date: 2021-10-17
url: "https://www.schirn.de/en/schirnmag/the-private-life-of-paula-modersohn-becker-2021-interview-interviews-en/"
description: "At first it was only the artist’s thoughts that could be read in letters and her diary. Then Otto Modersohn’s letters and diary entries came to light. We spoke with his granddaughter Antje Modersohn about the eventful life of the artist couple."
image: "https://www.schirn.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/1header_Paula-und-Otto-Modersohn-in-ihrem-Garten-vor-der-Veranda-um-1904_C_Paula-Modersohn-Becker-Stiftung-Bremen_900x600.jpg"
language: "en-US"
---

# The private life of Paula Modersohn-Becker