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Käthe Kollwitz

Mother Pressing Newborn to her Face

Description

Maker

Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945)

Title

Mother Pressing Newborn to her Face

Year

1928

Medium

  • transfer lithograph

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • transfer lithograph

Materials

lithograph

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

54.6 x 37.5 cm (21 1/2 x 14 3/4 inches) (sheet)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

2005.142.64

Type

  • Prints

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Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945)
Mother Pressing Newborn to her Face, 1928
transfer lithograph
54.6 x 37.5 cm (21 1/2 x 14 3/4 inches) (sheet)
Anonymous gift 2005.142.64

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