Sketch with six figure compositions 1907

Paula Modersohn-Becker made this graphite sketch on paper, called Sketch with six figure compositions. I am super sympathetic to any artist making lots of sketches. It looks like the artist is blocking out all the ideas, like a brainstorm. I wonder if Paula was thinking about the compositions of other artists? There’s a blocky, awkward figure holding a baby, and another small composition has two figures who seem to be in the Garden of Eden. The sketchy quality of the work gives it a sense of immediacy, as if we are witnessing the artist's thought process in real-time. Modersohn-Becker had a modern sensibility; she was interested in everyday life. The artist has also made several works on paper. And it all feels so human. And raw. Artists are in an ongoing conversation.