Working-Class Woman with Earring (Arbeiterfrau mit dem Ohrring)

1910

Käthe Kollwitz

Associated Names
Käthe Kollwitz

Artist, German, 1867 - 1945

The image is a drawing of a person in profile view, looking to the left. The person's head is tilted slightly upwards, highlighting their facial features. The person has detailed cheekbones, a strong jawline, and hair pulled back into a loose bun. They are wearing an earring on their left ear. The clothing appears textured, and the background is filled with an intricate crosshatch pattern.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5256

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Klipstein 1955, no. 105, State iv/v

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1955

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

1994

  • "A Celebration of Kathe Kollwitz." The World's My Oyster 1, no. 3 (Fall 1994): 3.

2002

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022763

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