Female Nude (Frauenakt)

1910

Käthe Kollwitz

Associated Names
Käthe Kollwitz

Artist, German, 1867 - 1945

The image depicts a monochromatic representation of a person's body, focusing on the side profile from neck to feet. The subject stands in a slightly bent position with arms crossing over the chest. The head is cropped just above the chin, and no facial features or clothing are visible. The background is textured and contrasted with the figure's silhouette.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1971.32.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Klipstein 1955, no. 112, State iia/iib

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

Q65510633

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