Self-Portrait in Profile (Selbstbildnis im Profil)

1929/1930

Käthe Kollwitz

Associated Names
Käthe Kollwitz

Artist, German, 1867 - 1945

This image is a drawing of a side profile of a person's head, focusing on the face. The person is shown from the top of their head down to their chin, capturing just part of their neck. The position is a left-facing side profile. The facial features are detailed, showing a prominent brow, deep-set eyes, a defined nose, and closed lips. The hair is suggested through light shading. The person is not wearing any visible jewelry or holding objects. The background is plain and unadorned.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5286

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Klipstein 1955, no. 237, 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

Q65022817

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