The People (Das Volk)

1922/1923

Käthe Kollwitz

Associated Names
Käthe Kollwitz

Artist, German, 1867 - 1945

This painting features a cloaked figure surrounded by abstract, expressive faces. The central figure is in dark attire with a shaded face, while multiple distorted faces surround it, each uniquely designed with dramatic lines and exaggerated features. The overall tone is dark and moody, with high contrast of light and shadow. This artwork is reminiscent of the style of Käthe Kollwitz, known for her emotive works in black and white exploring themes of grief and suffering.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut, touched with opaque white watercolor on Japanese paper [trial proof]

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 36 x 30 cm (14 3/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 37.5 x 36.3 cm (14 3/4 x 14 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5229

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Klipstein 1955, no. 183, State iv-v/v (trial proof)

  • Series Title

    Plate 7 from War (Krieg)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

LJR

Associated Names

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

recto: below image at right in graphite: Kathe Kollwitz; at bottom left in graphite in later hand: 6 Zust; at bottom center in graphite in later hand: 2400; verso: none

Markings

recto: none; verso: Lessing J. Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b) and National Gallery of Art

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65022733

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