Girl Holding a Child (Madchen ein Kind Tragend)

1923

Käthe Kollwitz

Associated Names
Käthe Kollwitz

Artist, German, 1867 - 1945

The image displays two figures embracing. One figure is standing facing right with their head on the other's shoulder. The other figure faces forward with their head slightly tilted downwards. Both have stylized facial features, short textured hair, and are wearing minimalistic draped clothing. Their hands are visible, embracing each other. The background consists of a monochrome block of carved lines with text at the top and bottom of the image. The artwork is in a woodcut style on a textured paper.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.121

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Klipstein 1955, no. 186


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1955

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

2002

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

Wikidata ID

Q65080381

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