Old Factory 1900

Paula Modersohn-Becker’s “Old Factory” (1900) portrays a simple rural scene with an industrial element. The building, rendered with loose brushstrokes in browns and greens, evokes a sense of quiet and solitude, emphasizing the stark chimney that rises into a pale, cloudy sky. This early work by the German Expressionist painter anticipates the themes of industrialization and its impact on nature that would become prominent in 20th-century art.