Hamburg Pub (Hamburger Kneipe)

1901

Käthe Kollwitz

Associated Names
Käthe Kollwitz

Artist, German, 1867 - 1945

The image shows five people depicted in a monochromatic sketch. The figures are drawn in a way that suggests they are all standing or leaning within a small room. Two of them appear in an embracing position in the foreground, while the other three are standing or sitting around them. The figures' faces are slightly obscured due to the sketch style, with suggested contours for eyes and mouths, and the hair hinted at by vertical lines. They are dressed in long clothing rendered in sketchy lines that flow downward. The background consists of simple indications of a domestic setting, with a table covered in a cloth, a few chairs, and an indistinct window. The art style involves heavy, expressive lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    soft-ground etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5302

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Klipstein 1955, no. 58, State ii/iiib


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

Q65022863

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