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Käthe Kollwitz

Death Seizes a Woman, 1934

Description

Maker

Title

Death Seizes a Woman

Year

1934

Medium

Crayon lithograph on paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

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

Type

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

2005.142.7

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

A Process of Protest

July 28 - November 26, 2006

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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