Woman with Bowed Head (Gesenkter Frauenkopf)

1905

Käthe Kollwitz

Associated Names
Käthe Kollwitz

Artist, German, 1867 - 1945

The image is a portrait of an elderly woman's upper body. She is angled slightly to the right with her head tilted downward. Her facial features are prominent with marked cheekbones and a furrowed brow. Her hair is pulled back tightly, highlighting her face. She is wearing a dark garment that blends with the shadowed background. There are no visible accessories or jewelry. The background is simple and dark, setting a somber mood.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    soft-ground etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5274

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Klipstein 1955, no. 77, State iii/vb

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

Q65022788

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