Self-Portrait at the Table (Selbstbildnis am Tisch)

probably 1893

Käthe Kollwitz

Associated Names
Käthe Kollwitz

Artist, German, 1867 - 1945

This image shows a seated person at a table with the upper half of their body visible. The person is positioned at the table with their head slightly turned to the left. Their hair is short and close-cropped, and their facial expression is neutral. The person is wearing a striped shirt or garment with a high collar and long sleeves. Their hands are placed on the table, with one hand holding a utensil and the other resting next to a plate with some food visible. To the person's right, there is a tall, cylindrical lamp casting a glow over the scene, sitting on a small table. The background is dark and textured.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18 x 12.8 cm (7 1/16 x 5 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 31.4 x 22.4 cm (12 3/8 x 8 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5260

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Klipstein 1955, no. 14

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1998

  • In Her Voice: Self-Portraits by Women, Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art, Ursinus College, Collegeville, 1998-1999.

2009

  • The Darker Side of Light: Arts of Privacy, 1850-1900, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; NGA; Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, 2009 - 2010

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

Q65022767

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