Self-Portrait (Selbstbildnis)

1934

Käthe Kollwitz

Associated Names
Käthe Kollwitz

Artist, German, 1867 - 1945

The image depicts a close-up sketch or drawing of a person's face, focusing on the area from the forehead to just below the chin. The person is facing straight ahead, with their head positioned upright. The drawing shows deep-set, slightly drooping eyes, pronounced brows, a slender nose, and serious-looking lips. The style suggests texture and shading around the eyes, nose, mouth, and forehead, with minimal detail on the hair. There are no visible clothing or background details, accessories, or objects in the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.64 × 18.42 cm (8 1/8 × 7 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 37.94 × 27.31 cm (14 15/16 × 10 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5280

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Klipstein 1955, no. 252, State b only

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1955

  • Klipstein, August. The Graphic Work of Kathe Kollwitz. New York: Galerie St. Etienne, 1955.

1994

  • "A Celebration of Kathe Kollwitz." The World's My Oyster 1, no. 3 (Fall 1994): cover.

2002

  • Knesebeck, Alexandra von dem. Käthe Kollwitz. Werkverzeichnis der Graphik. 2 vols. Bern: Kornfeld, 2002.

Wikidata ID

Q65022799

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