Käthe Kollwitz

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.