Tag: Käthe Kollwitz
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07 Works, The Art of War, Käthe Kollwitz’s the War (Krieg) series, with footnotes
In 1919, Käthe Kollwitz began work on Krieg (War), her response to the tragedies endured during what she called those “unspeakably difficult years” of World War I and its aftermath. The portfolio’s seven woodcuts focus on the sorrows of those left behind… Please follow link for full post
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01 Work, The Art of War, Käthe Kollwitz’s Woman with a dead child, with footnotes
The depicted child is the youngest son Peter Kollwitz (1896-1914) at the age of 7 years. Käthe Kollwitz (born as Schmidt; 8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) was a German artist who worked with painting, printmaking (including etching, lithography and woodcuts) and sculpture. Her most famous art cycles, including The Weavers and The Peasant War,…
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