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Käthe Kollwitz
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Fan account of Käthe Kollwitz, a German artist, who worked with painting, printmaking and sculpture.
1867-1945
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The Sacrifice (Das Opfer) from War (Krieg) http://www.moma.org/collection/works/69681
Gift of the Arnhold Family in memory of Sigrid Edwards
December 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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The Parents https://collections.artsmia.org/art/56194/
Plate 3 Kollwitz reworked the motif of the bereaved parents multiple times as both a print and a sculpture. She planned the sculpture to serve as a memorial to her son Peter who was killed in World War I. She struggled with this image and wrote in her journal, "Yet again I am not finished with the War series. Done the sheet 'Parents' over again. Suddenly it looks entirely bad to me. Far too bright and hard and distinct. Pain is totally dark." Yet in the end, Kollwitz succeeded in capturing the grief of the bereaved parents that she knew only too well.
December 15, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Death and Woman (Self-Portrait) https://www.wikiart.org/en/kathe-kollwitz/not_detected_235970
"Death and Woman (Self-Portrait)" by Käthe Kollwitz is a poignant drawing depicting the struggle between life and mortality, featuring a skeletal figure of death clutching at a woman while her child attempts to hold her back. Kollwitz's work often explores themes of loss and humanity, influenced by the personal impact of war and social injustice.
December 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Death with Girl in Her Lap https://www.wikiart.org/en/kathe-kollwitz/not_detected_235996
“Death with Girl in Her Lap” by Käthe Kollwitz portrays an evocative and somber scene, capturing the profound theme of loss and mourning through stark, expressive lines. Kollwitz, renowned for her profound depictions of war and grief, uses this artwork to explore the emotional depth and human experience of death.
December 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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The Widow II https://collections.artsmia.org/art/43204/
Plate 5
December 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Mother with Dead Child https://collections.artsmia.org/art/4144/
Framed; chalk sketch of mother's hand verso In 1910 Kollwitz began exploring the theme of motherhood and death in a series of heart-rending studies of a woman and her dead child. The final image, an etching with the title Death, Woman and Child from 1911, depicts a woman desperately holding on to her lifeless child as the bony arm of Death comes to snatch him away. In this preparatory drawing, Kollwitz leaves out the skeletal hand and the struggle for the child's body to focus instead on the woman's loving embrace of her child. Kollwitz's ability to express extremes of emotion and pathos is clear in this powerful drawing, which makes allusions to a Christian Piéta, a devotional image of the dead Christ on Mary's lap.
December 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Pietà https://www.wikiart.org/en/kathe-kollwitz/pieta-1903
Käthe Kollwitz's "Pietà" is a poignant lithograph capturing a figure tenderly cradling a lifeless body, evoking themes of mourning and maternal grief. Known for her powerful depictions of loss and social issues, Kollwitz created this work amidst the backdrop of early 20th-century turmoil.
December 13, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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The Mothers https://collections.artsmia.org/art/56200/
Plate 6 In this image of maternal protection, Kollwitz portrays a group of mothers banding together to guard their children from exterior threats while preventing them from leaving the safety of the circle. In 1918 Kollwitz responded to the poet Richard Dehmel's appeal to all capable Germans to sacrifice themselves to the death for the Fatherland. She believed that enough people had already fallen and quoted the poet Goethe who wrote, "Seed corn must not be ground." The inclusion of a print like this in the War series displays Kollwitz's unique outlook on this theme.
December 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Self-Portrait https://www.wikiart.org/en/kathe-kollwitz/not_detected_235975
This charcoal drawing is a haunting self-portrait by Käthe Kollwitz, capturing introspective emotion and deep expression through minimal lines. Known for her focus on social themes, Kollwitz emphasizes vulnerability and strength in her work.
December 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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The Parents (Die Eltern) https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/57360
Käthe Kollwitz's "The Parents (Die Eltern)" is a poignant woodcut that captures the deep sorrow and anguish of grieving parents. Created as part of her series reflecting on the aftermath of World War I, the artwork powerfully conveys the emotional weight of loss and mourning.
December 12, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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Worker Woman with Sleeping Child (Arbeiterfrau mit schlafendem Jungen) http://www.moma.org/collection/works/67353
Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
December 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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The People (Das Volk) from War (Krieg) http://www.moma.org/collection/works/69688
Gift of the Arnhold Family in memory of Sigrid Edwards
December 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Woman Entrusts Herself to Death (Frau vertraut sich dem Tode an) from the series Death (Tod) http://www.moma.org/collection/works/117567
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December 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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The Survivors https://www.wikiart.org/en/kathe-kollwitz/not_detected_235978
"The Survivors" by Käthe Kollwitz is a powerful lithograph portraying a group of somber, gaunt faces that evoke a deep sense of anguish and resilience. Known for her emotive depictions of war and poverty, Kollwitz captures the raw humanity of those left to endure the aftermath of conflict.
December 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Call of Death https://www.wikiart.org/en/kathe-kollwitz/not_detected_235997
Käthe Kollwitz's "Call of Death" powerfully depicts the haunting interaction between a skeletal figure and an outstretched hand, symbolizing the inevitability of mortality. The expressionist style and stark contrasts in the artwork highlight Kollwitz's recurring themes of suffering and human vulnerability.
December 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Unemployment https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/44774/
Käthe Kollwitz's "Unemployment" poignantly captures the despair and hopelessness of a family beset by economic hardship, as depicted through the somber figures and stark shadows in this lithograph. Her work is renowned for highlighting social issues and the struggles of the working class in early 20th-century Germany.
December 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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The Widow I https://collections.artsmia.org/art/56244/
Plate 4
December 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Greeting https://collections.artsmia.org/art/122049/
standing couple with toddler: man at L is holding the child, picnic basket by his feet; woman standing in front of man with small smile, clasping hands at waist, looking at toddler
December 9, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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The Widow I https://www.wikiart.org/en/kathe-kollwitz/not_detected_235984
"The Widow I" by Käthe Kollwitz is a poignant woodcut depicting a solitary, grieving figure wrapped in a moment of profound sorrow. Kollwitz's stark use of contrast and expressive lines captures the emotional weight of loss, reflecting her deep empathy for the human condition.
December 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Help Russia (Helft Russland) http://www.moma.org/collection/works/64677
The Ralph E. Shikes Fund
December 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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The Widow II https://collections.artsmia.org/art/56245/
Plate 5 Käthe Kollwitz is remembered for her haunting scenes of suffering, especially the tragic consequences of poverty and disease among women and children. She was anti-war, anti-violence, and ultimately a believer in the triumph of the human spirit, and she skillfully used the graphic arts—prints, illustrations, posters—to promote her left-leaning social agenda. In her print cycle Krieg (War), Kollwitz exploited the woodcut’s stark graphic power to illustrate war’s tragic effect on wives, parents, and children left behind. Tied to no specific time or place, the heartrending images are both universal admonishments against war and personal memories of loss—her son Peter died in battle in 1914, two months after joining the German Army.
December 8, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Two Chatting Women with Two Children (Zwei schwatzende Frauen mit zwei Kindern) http://www.moma.org/collection/works/68530
Gift of Edward M. M. Warburg
December 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Child's Head (Kinderkopf) http://www.moma.org/collection/works/67392
Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
December 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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In Memoriam Karl Liebknecht (Gedenkblatt für Karl Liebknecht) http://www.moma.org/collection/works/71889
The Philip and Lynn Straus Foundation Fund
December 7, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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The Widow II (Die Witwe II) https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/57362
Käthe Kollwitz's "The Widow II (Die Witwe II)" is a poignant woodcut from her "War" series, depicting the profound grief and despair of a widow confronting loss. The dark, expressive lines and stark contrast capture the emotional turmoil and suffocating loneliness that war inflicted on those left behind.
December 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM