Weinende Frau

1918

Käthe Kollwitz

Associated Names
Käthe Kollwitz

Artist, German, 1867 - 1945

The image is a sketch of a person from the hips up. The person is seated, with their head resting on one hand. The facial features are not detailed. The hair is styled naturally. The clothing is loose-fitting with long sleeves. There are no objects or jewelry present. The background is plain with textured paper.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    charcoal on gray-blue laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 47.8 x 32.2 cm (18 13/16 x 12 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5221

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Nagel 1972, no. 763

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

LJR (Lugt Supp.1760b)

Associated Names

Bibliography

1959

  • Bittner, Herbert. Kaethe Kollwitz Drawings. New York, 1959: 73.

1972

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

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Kathe Kollwitz / weinende Frau

Watermarks

JCA

Wikidata ID

Q64591942

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