Working-Class Woman with Sleeping Child (Arbeiter Frau mit Schlafendem Jungen)

1927

Käthe Kollwitz

Associated Names
Käthe Kollwitz

Artist, German, 1867 - 1945

The image is a black and white sketch showing the upper bodies of a woman and a child. The woman is sitting with her arm around the child, holding them close. Her head is turned slightly to the side, providing a profile view of her face. Her facial features are softly defined, with long hair tied back. The child is nestled against her, resting its head on her shoulder, with eyes closed. The woman's clothing appears draped, possibly a dress or robe, loosely fitting around her form, with attention given to the flow and shading of the fabric. The background is plain and unadorned.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 61.6 × 46.04 cm (24 1/4 × 18 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5263

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Klipstein 1955, no. 226, 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

Q65022770

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