Nude

c. 1910/1912

Käthe Kollwitz

Associated Names
Käthe Kollwitz

Artist, German, 1867 - 1945

The sketch depicts a person seated on a low rectangular block with their back facing the viewer. The person is in a slightly hunched position, with rounded shoulders and their head turned away. The hair is styled in a low bun or tied back. The figure appears nude, displaying outlines of the back, arms, hips, and legs, with feet placed on the surface. The drawing is done in charcoal or a similar medium, creating a textured and shadowed look. The background is plain and lacks detail, focusing solely on the figure.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    charcoal on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 62.6 x 48 cm (24 5/8 x 18 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1954.12.28

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Nagel 1972, no. 676

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Society of Brothers; acquired 14 April 1953 by Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift 1954 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1959

  • Bittner, Herbert. Kaethe Kollwitz Drawings. New York, 1959: 56.

1972

  • Nagel, Otto. The Drawings of Kathe Kollwitz. New York: Galerie St. Etienne; Crown Publishers, 1972.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Kollwitz

Watermarks

JCA

Wikidata ID

Q64591955

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