Self-Portrait (Selbstbildnis)

c. 1919

Käthe Kollwitz

Associated Names
Käthe Kollwitz

Artist, German, 1867 - 1945

The image shows a profile view of a person's head and neck drawn in a sketch style. The individual is facing to the left, displaying a side profile of their facial features including the forehead, nose, lips, and chin. The hair is styled back. The artwork is monochromatic, created using charcoal on a light-colored paper background. There are no accessories or items visible, and the background is plain.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    transfer lithograph on Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Anonymous

  • Dimensions

    image: 34 × 30 cm (13 3/8 × 11 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 61.4 × 43.4 cm (24 3/16 × 17 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.164.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Klipstein 1955, no. 133

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection; gift to NGA, 2020

Associated Names

Bibliography

1955

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

Inscriptions

"Kathe Kollwitz 19" lower right margin, graphite.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

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