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Käthe Kollwitz

Loss of Work or Unemployment

Maker

Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945)

Title

Loss of Work or Unemployment

Year

1921

Medium

  • etching,
  • drypoint,
  • aquatint,
  • sandpaper and softground pressed with Ziegler transfer paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • etching,
  • drypoint,
  • aquatint,
  • sandpaper and softground pressed with Ziegler transfer paper

Materials

etching

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

40.6 x 53.3 cm (16 x 21 inches) (plate)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

2005.142.3

Type

  • Prints

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Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945)
Loss of Work or Unemployment, 1921
etching, drypoint, aquatint, sandpaper and softground pressed with Ziegler transfer paper
40.6 x 53.3 cm (16 x 21 inches) (plate)
Anonymous gift 2005.142.3

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