Death with Woman (Tod mit Frau im Schoss)

1921

Käthe Kollwitz

Associated Names
Käthe Kollwitz

Artist, German, 1867 - 1945

The image shows a person with a crouched or kneeling posture. The focus is on their upper body and head. Their head is bowed with their arms crossed. The facial features are stylized with strong lines emphasizing the brow, nose, and closed eyes. The hair is short or slicked back. The person is wearing long, flowing garments that drape over their body. One hand is holding a round object. The background has decorative linear patterns and is mostly black.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5287

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Klipstein 1955, no. 151, State iv/vib

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1954

  • German Expressionist Prints and Drawings, American University, Washington, D.C., 1954.

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

Q65022819

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