Unemployment (Arbeitslosigkeit)

1909

Käthe Kollwitz

Associated Names
Käthe Kollwitz

Artist, German, 1867 - 1945

This is a drawing showing figures in and around a bed. The interior is dimly lit with dark tones and shading. The composition centers around a bed with three figures, one sitting beside the bed. The figures in the bed seem to be resting or unwell, as suggested by their positioning and expressions. Shadows and textures created by lines and cross-hatching add depth to the piece.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5239

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Klipstein 1955, no. 100

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1955

  • Klipstein, August. The Graphic Work of Kathe Kollwitz. New York: Galerie St. Etienne, 1955.

1994

  • Piland, Sherry. Women Artists: An Historical, Contemporary Feminist Bibliography. 2nd ed. Metuchen, N.J., 1994: fig. 19.

2002

  • Knesebeck, Alexandra von dem. Käthe Kollwitz. Werkverzeichnis der Graphik. 2 vols. Bern: Kornfeld, 2002.

Wikidata ID

Q65022744

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