Unemployment (Erwerbslos)

1925

Käthe Kollwitz

Associated Names
Käthe Kollwitz

Artist, German, 1867 - 1945

The image shows a black and white artwork with three partially visible figures. One figure with a strong jawline and short hair faces the center from the top left. Another figure with pronounced facial features and a hand raised to their chin appears in the middle right. A third figure with a prominent jaw and short hair looks upward from the bottom left. The artwork uses strong contrast and abstract, expressionistic lines to define the figures. The background is solid black, emphasizing the figures.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5227

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Klipstein 1955, no. 206, State ii/viiic


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

Q65022731

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