Head of a Working Class Woman in Three Quarter Profile to the Right (Kopf einer Arbeiterfrau im dreivertelprofil nach Rechts)

1905

Käthe Kollwitz

Associated Names
Käthe Kollwitz

Artist, German, 1867 - 1945

The image depicts a person's head and partial neck in profile, facing right. The person is in an upright position, with much of the form hidden by shadows. Facial features such as the nose, lips, and brow are visible. The hair is styled back or closely cropped, blending into the dark background. The clothing is obscured by shadows. The background is a dark, textured surface. No jewelry or objects are visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in green

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5299

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Klipstein 1955, no. 82, State only

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1955

  • Klipstein, August. The Graphic Work of Kathe Kollwitz. New York: Galerie St. Etienne, 1955.

1994

  • The World's My Oyster: A Celebration of Kathe Kollwitz, 1994: vol. 1,no. 3.

2002

  • Knesebeck, Alexandra von dem. Käthe Kollwitz. Werkverzeichnis der Graphik. 2 vols. Bern: Kornfeld, 2002.

Wikidata ID

Q65022853

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