Child's Head

1925

Käthe Kollwitz

Associated Names
Käthe Kollwitz

Artist, German, 1867 - 1945

The image is a charcoal drawing of a young child's head and part of the shoulders. The child is facing forward in a frontal position, with their face directed towards the viewer. The facial features are simplified, with wide eyes, a small nose, and slightly parted lips. The hair appears tousled, sketchily rendered to suggest loose strands and a bow at the top. The clothing is suggested rather than detailed, with the neckline of a top discernible. The background is a plain, light-colored surface with no additional details or elements. The artwork is signed at the bottom right corner of the page.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black lithographic crayon

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 20.7 x 14.6 cm (8 1/8 x 5 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5220

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Nagel 1972, no. 1078

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

LJR (Lugt Supp.1760b)

Associated Names

Bibliography

1959

  • Bittner, Herbert. Kaethe Kollwitz Drawings. New York, 1959: 110.

1972

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

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Kollwitz

Wikidata ID

Q64591941

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