Woman Resting Her Chin on Her Right Hand (Frau, das Kinn in die rechte Hand Gestutszt

1905

Käthe Kollwitz

Associated Names
Käthe Kollwitz

Artist, German, 1867 - 1945

The image is a drawing of a person's upper body and head, focusing on their face. The person is seated, with their head tilted and resting on their hand. The facial features are softly defined, with closed eyes and a relaxed expression. The person's hair is short with textured lines. Their clothing is suggested with loose strokes around the shoulders. The background is plain, textured, and the drawing has a sketch-like quality with visible crosshatching and shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    transfer lithograph in brown on light brown paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5298

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Klipstein 1955, no. 83, State only

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1983

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., May 1983.

1992

  • Käthe Kollwitz, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1992, no. 59, repro.

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

Q65022852

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