Paula

Modersohn-Becker, Paula, 1876-1907, German painter. After studying in London and Berlin, she was greatly influenced by her experience at Worpswede, an artists' colony where she lived from 1898 to 1900. There she met Otto Modersohn, whom she married, and the poet Rainer Maria Rilke. Rilke wrote a biography of Modersohn-Becker; she painted a portrait of Rilke. At first, she painted mainly landscapes, but then she turned to portraits and still lifes.

orig. Paula Becker

(born Feb. 8, 1876, Dresden, Ger.—died Nov. 30, 1907, Worpswede) German painter. After studying art in London and Paris, she became one of the first artists to introduce French Post-Impressionism into German art. While her early work is meticulously naturalistic, her later paintings, such as Self-Portrait with a Camellia (1907), combine a lyrical naturalism with the broad areas of simplified colour characteristic of Paul Gauguin and Paul Cézanne. Since her painting is more concerned with the expression of her inner feelings than with the accurate portrayal of reality, she is frequently called an Expressionist. She died at 31 while giving birth to her first child.

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orig. Paula Becker

(born Feb. 8, 1876, Dresden, Ger.—died Nov. 30, 1907, Worpswede) German painter. After studying art in London and Paris, she became one of the first artists to introduce French Post-Impressionism into German art. While her early work is meticulously naturalistic, her later paintings, such as Self-Portrait with a Camellia (1907), combine a lyrical naturalism with the broad areas of simplified colour characteristic of Paul Gauguin and Paul Cézanne. Since her painting is more concerned with the expression of her inner feelings than with the accurate portrayal of reality, she is frequently called an Expressionist. She died at 31 while giving birth to her first child.

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Paula is a common female given name (from Latin Paulus, petite). It may refer to:

• Paula Abdul, former 1980s and 1990s pop singer and current American Idol judge
• Paula Creamer, golfer on the LPGA Tour
• Paula Byrne, British author
• Paula DeAnda, American R&B singer
• Paula Deen, American cook, restaurateur, writer, and TV personality
• Saint Paula, a saint and follower of St. Jerome
• Paula Gunn, Native American author and activist
• Paula Radcliffe, British long distance runner and olympian
• Paula Terry, Australian jazz singer
• Paula Weishoff, American volleyball player
• Paula Wilcox, English actress
• Paula Yates, British television presenter and late wife of Bob Geldof
• Paula Zahn, American newscaster
• Paula, the sound chip of the Commodore Amiga computer
• Paula Red, a variety of apple descended from the McIntosh
• ''Paula', a 1995 novel
• "Paula", 2006 single by Mexican alternative rock band Zoé
• "Ana Paula (Viaje al 113)", 2007 instrumental song by Mexican surrealist band Porter
• Paula is a lead character in the SNES videogame, Earthbound

See also:

• Paul (disambiguation)
• Paulina
• Santa Paula, California
• Santa Paula Freeway, SR 126 between Ventura, CA and Santa Paula
• Paula (Dino Crisis II Video Game Character), is a fictional game character created by Capcom from Dino Crisis II, and Dino Stalker video games.