Tille Modersohn

Daughter of German-artist Paula Modersohn-Becker
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IntroDaughter of German-artist Paula Modersohn-Becker
A.K.A.Mathilde Modersohn
A.K.A.Mathilde Modersohn
PlacesGermany
wasPhilanthropist
Gender
Female
Birth1907, Worpswede, Osterholz, Lower Saxony, Germany
Death1998 (aged 91 years)
Family
Mother:Paula Modersohn-Becker
Father:Otto Modersohn
Siblings:Elsbeth Modersohn Ulrich Modersohn Christian Modersohn
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Biography

Tille Modersohn (1907 - 1998) was a German philanthropist.

Tille was born in 1907, in Worpswede, Osterholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. She was the daughter of German artists Paula Modersohn-Becker and Friedrich Wilhelm Otto Modersohn. She founded the Paula Modersohn-Becker-Stiftung in 1978. She donated her part of the estate, consisting of more than 50 paintings, ca. 500 drawings – partly in sketchbooks – and etchings, to the foundation. 

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Article Title:Tille Modersohn: Daughter of German-artist Paula Modersohn-Becker - Biography and Life
Author(s):PeoplePill.com Editorial Staff
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Publish Date:24 Nov 2016
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