Woman Entrusting Herself to Death (Frau vertraut sich dem Tode an)

1934

Käthe Kollwitz

Associated Names
Käthe Kollwitz

Artist, German, 1867 - 1945

The sketch depicts an elderly woman bent forward with her arms extended. The woman's face shows deep lines denoting age, and she has tightly drawn back hair. She wears a simple garment with long sleeves, shown with minimalistic shading. Beside her, a child clings to her side, partially obscured by her embrace. The child's face is partially visible and their short hair is sketched with sparse strokes. The background is plain, emphasizing the figures.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5241

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Klipstein 1955, no. 256, State b/b

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

Q65022746

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