Standing Female Nude

1900

Käthe Kollwitz

Associated Names
Käthe Kollwitz

Artist, German, 1867 - 1945

The image shows an etching of a nude figure with the entire upper body depicted, extending to the upper thighs. The person is in a side-facing position, with one arm raised and bent over their head, obscuring the face, which is turned slightly downward and away from view. The artwork captures the contours of the figure with intricate line work, conveying the sense of form and shadow. The background is filled with dark cross-hatched strokes that create contrast around the lighter form of the body, giving the image depth and emphasizing the figure’s silhouette. The setting appears minimalist, focusing solely on the form and technique of the engraving without additional elements around or behind the figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint [printed 1931]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Grant and Virginia Green

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18 x 13.7 cm (7 1/16 x 5 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 33.1 x 24.8 cm (13 1/16 x 9 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.211.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Klipstein 1955, no. 46, State II c


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.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left in graphite: Kl 46; by later hand, lower center in graphite: 47-215-3

Markings

BS: A.V.D.BECKE / MUENCHEN-22

Wikidata ID

Q74897463

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