Woman at the Cradle (Frau an der Wiege)

1897

Käthe Kollwitz

Associated Names
Käthe Kollwitz

Artist, German, 1867 - 1945

The image shows a person seated on a low stool or bed, bending forward with their head held in their hands, obscuring their face. The person has short hair and is wearing a long-sleeved garment with rolled-up sleeves. They are in a simple, dimly-lit room with a textured wall and wooden floor. Next to the person is an indistinct object or roll. The image has a sparse and minimalistic atmosphere, focusing on the solitary figure.

Media Options

This object’s media is not available for download. Contact us about image usage.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5306

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Klipstein 1955, no. 38, State ii/iiid

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1967

  • Mother and Child, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Canada, 1967, no. 79.

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

Q65022869

You may be interested in

Loading Results