The Parents II (Die Eltern II)

1923

Käthe Kollwitz

Associated Names
Käthe Kollwitz

Artist, German, 1867 - 1945

The image features the upper half of a person in shadow. The individual seems seated or hunched over with hands near their head and midsection, with only a portion of their fingers visible. Facial features are obscured due to shadow, and the hair blends into the darkness. The clothing, if present, is not distinguishable. The plain background contrasts with the dark figure. No objects or jewelry are visible.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 39.1 x 47.3 cm (15 3/8 x 18 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5271

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Klipstein 1955, no. 176, State ii/vii

  • Series Title

    War

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

LJR

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1992

  • Käthe Kollwitz, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1992, no. 87, reproduced p. 65.

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.

Inscriptions

upper right in graphite: Kollwitz; lower right in graphite: Kathe Kollwitz; lower left in graphite: 2 Zust [?]; stamped on the verso: Printed in Germany

Wikidata ID

Q65022778

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