Self-Portrait (Selbstbildnis)

1924

Käthe Kollwitz

Associated Names
Käthe Kollwitz

Artist, German, 1867 - 1945

The image depicts the profile of an elderly person's face with part of the upper body visible. The individual is facing slightly to the side against a dark background. The face shows wrinkles and furrows, indicating their advanced age, with sparse and wispy hair also visible. There appears to be a hand under the chin of the person. Details of clothing are minimal, directing attention to the facial features. The image is in monochrome with white lines accentuating the contours and shadows on the face against a black background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 15.08 × 10.95 cm (5 15/16 × 4 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 33.18 × 22.86 cm (13 1/16 × 9 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5283

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Klipstein 1955, no. 201, State iib/iib

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

Q65022812

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