Sitting Worker (Sitzender Arbeiter)

1923

Käthe Kollwitz

Associated Names
Käthe Kollwitz

Artist, German, 1867 - 1945

The image shows a charcoal drawing of an elderly man from the waist up. He is sitting in a relaxed position with one arm resting on a chair or ledge, while his other hand props his head up as he gazes into the distance. The man has a bald head with sparse hair, distinct facial features including pronounced cheekbones and wrinkles. He is wearing a loose-fitting, dark garment. The background is plain and features a signature at the bottom right. The overall composition is focused on the man's figure and expression, with no additional elements or objects in the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5259

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Klipstein 1955, no. 164, State only


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

Q65022766

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