Begrüssung (The Greeting)

1892

Käthe Kollwitz

Associated Names
Käthe Kollwitz

Artist, German, 1867 - 1945

The image depicts three individuals: a man, a woman, and a child. The man is standing on the left side, holding the child in his arms. The woman is standing across from the man, facing slightly downwards towards the child. The child is facing the woman. The man has a beard and is wearing a hat, jacket, and pants. The woman has her hair pulled back and is wearing a dress and an overcoat. The child is dressed simply. In the background, there is a simple line drawing of trees or shrubbery and a wooden fence or structure. The artwork is monochromatic with a sketch-like quality.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.75 × 8.73 cm (4 5/8 × 3 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5313

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Klipstein 1955, no. 10

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1955

  • Klipstein, August. The Graphic Work of Kathe Kollwitz. New York: Galerie St. Etienne, 1955, no. 10.

2002

  • Knesebeck, Alexandra von dem. Käthe Kollwitz: Werkverzeichnis der Graphik 1. Bern, Switzerland: Kornfeld, 2002, no. 13.

Wikidata ID

Q65022887

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