Mutter mit Kindauf auf dem Arm (Mother with Child on Her Arm)

1910

Käthe Kollwitz

Associated Names
Käthe Kollwitz

Artist, German, 1867 - 1945

The image depicts a woman holding a young child. The woman is shown in profile, facing left, with her arms supporting the child. Her facial features are gentle, with a slight smile and closed eyes. The child, also in profile, has short, light-colored hair and wears a check-patterned garment. The background is textured and dark-toned with a speckled pattern.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5295

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Klipstein 1955, no. 110, State iiib

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1967

  • Mother and Child, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Canada, 1967, no. 81.

Bibliography

1955

  • Klipstein, August. The Graphic Work of Kathe Kollwitz. New York: Galerie St. Etienne, 1955, no. 110, iiib/vi.

2002

  • Knesebeck, Alexandra von dem. Käthe Kollwitz: Werkverzeichnis der Graphik 1. Bern, Switzerland: Kornfeld, 2002, no. 114.

Wikidata ID

Q65022846

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