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Käthe Kollwitz

City Outskirts, 1901

Description

Maker

  • Käthe Kollwitz, 1867-1945, German

Title

City Outskirts

Year

1901

Medium

Combination algraphy (aluminum plate) and copper plate intaglio

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • lithograph

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Plate: 22.9 x 17.8 cm (9 x 7 inches)

Identification

State

State B. Kn. 53, state I

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

2005.142.34

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

A Process of Protest

July 28 - November 26, 2006

This print is a rare example of Kollwitz’s combinatory technique, where she employed intaglio and planographic printing processes in the same work. The draftsman-like black lines of the figures were printed from a planographic aluminum plate (algraphy), while the textured white highlights were printed from an intaglio copper plate. The paper adds a third color to the composition, creating an impressionistic moonlit pathway with a warm golden glow, a rare moment of tranquility in Kollwitz’s work.

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