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In the early years of the 20th century, women were not permitted to study at the European art academies, but artists like Paula Modersohn-Becker, Käthe Kollwitz, and Marie-Louise Motesiczky nevertheless succeeded, against great odds, in making major contributions to the Expressionist canon. The forces of industrial capitalism inspired women to lobby for greater equality and in the process upended gender relations. The radical transformation of traditional artistic approaches to the female portrait and nude that ensued are reflected in the works on view. In addition to Modersohn-Becker, …