Käthe Kollwitz

Death Seizes a Woman

Maker

Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945)

Title

Death Seizes a Woman
from the portfolio "Tod (Death)"

Year

1934

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

lithograph

Supports

Dimensions

Sheet: 62.9 x 50.2 cm (24 3/4 x 19 3/4 inches)

Identification

State

24/100. Kn. 267b, only state

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

2005.142.7

Type

Exhibition History

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

Label copy

For the majority of her prints after 1920, Kollwitz turned to lithography, a technique that she felt communicated her ideas in the most straightforward manner. Her final print series, Death, is the culminating expression of the artist’s lifelong dialogue with the subject. Her expressive draftsmanship and economy of means contrasts with her earlier lithographic technique (an example is on display in the case in this gallery), and creates a devastating impact.

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Tombstone

Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945)
Death Seizes a Woman; from the portfolio "Tod (Death)", 1934
Crayon lithograph on paper
Sheet: 62.9 x 50.2 cm (24 3/4 x 19 3/4 inches)
Anonymous gift 2005.142.7

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