Nude

1910

First attempts at sculpture

In 1910 she made her first attempts at sculpture, a medium she continued to work in.

1910–1912

Simplifies her language under the influence of younger artists

Back in Germany she continued to exhibit and was impressed by her younger compatriots: the Expressionists, and after the war the Bauhaus artists, inspired her to simplify her means of expression. The new direction shows in works such as Runover (1910) and Self-Portrait (1912).

October 1914

A long depression after the loss of her son

The loss of her child began a stage of prolonged depression in her life.

22 October 1914

Her son Peter is killed at the front

Her younger son, Peter, was killed on the battlefield of the First World War. He is buried in Belgium, in the Vladslo German war cemetery.