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Käthe Kollwitz

Arming in a Vault

Description

Maker

Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945)

Title

Arming in a Vault

Year

ca. 1902

Medium

  • charcoal,
  • graphite and crayon on heavy brown paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • charcoal,
  • graphite and crayon on heavy brown paper

Materials

graphite, charcoal

Supports

  • Heavy brown paper

Dimensions

44.4 x 32.9 cm (17 1/2 x 12 15/16 inches) (sheet) Irregular

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed LR.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

2005.142.49

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

A Process of Protest
Prints and Drawings of Käthe Kollwitz
Jul 28, 2006 – Nov 26, 2006

Label copy

This drawing for sheet four of the Peasant’s War cycle depicts the peasants as they prepare for battle. Kollwitz used graphite, charcoal, crayon, and wash to create a composition of sweeping diagonals. The slant of the ghostly figures that rises to the left balances the vaulted ceiling of the church at right.

Kollwitz made two prints after this initial design (on view at right). The first, a trial proof, is a three-color lithograph. The other, the last print of the edition, is done in intaglio technique. As evident when comparing the two prints, Kollwitz experimented with the composition in two directions.

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Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945)
Arming in a Vault, ca. 1902
Charcoal, graphite and crayon on heavy brown paper
44.4 x 32.9 cm (17 1/2 x 12 15/16 inches) (sheet) Irregular
Anonymous gift 2005.142.49

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