Aus vielen Wunden blutest du, O Volk (You Bleed from Many Wounds, Oh People)

1896

Käthe Kollwitz

Associated Names
Käthe Kollwitz

Artist, German, 1867 - 1945

This is a drawing of figures surrounding a central reclining figure. In the composition, there is a body lying horizontally on what appears to be a bed or platform. Two figures to the sides are engaged with the scene, while a central figure is leaning over the horizontal body and seems to be interacting with it. The shading and cross-hatching create a somber, dramatic atmosphere, emphasizing contours and musculature of the figures. The overall style suggests a complex narrative or allegory, rich in human emotion and existential themes, evocative of expressionist art.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint on buff wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.9 x 33.6 cm (5 1/16 x 13 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 30.8 x 45 cm (12 1/8 x 17 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.139.31

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Klipstein 1955, no. 29, State iib/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Leo Steinberg, New York (1920-2011); Estate of Leo Steinberg, New York; gift to NGA, 2011.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1955

  • Klipstein, August. The Graphic Work of Kathe Kollwitz. New York: Galerie St. Etienne, 1955, no. 29, iib/iv

Inscriptions

upper center in plate: AUS VIELEN WUNDEN BLUTEST DU O VOLK; lower right in graphite: Käthe Kollwitz; by later hand, lower left in graphite: Felsing; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: 22518

Wikidata ID

Q76559041

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