Käthe Kollwitz Art
German, 1867-1945
Käthe Kollwitz (1867 – 1945) was a German artist who studied both painting and printmaking. However she turned exclusively to print making in the early 1890s. Influenced by fellow German artist Max Klinger, she saw the potential of the print for social commentary. Prints could be reproduced inexpensively and in multiples, allowing her to reach more people..
Her most famous art cycles, including "A Weavers' Revolt" and "Seven Woodcuts on War", depict the effects of poverty, hunger and war on the working class. Despite the realism of her early works, She is now more widely associated with German Expressionism. Kollwitz was the first woman to be elected to the Prussian Academy of Arts.
For the next 50 years she produced dramatic, emotion-filled etchings, woodcuts, and lithographs. Initially, her husband’s working-class patients were models. But eventually Kollwitz’s subject matter became a reflection of her own experience as a witness to both World Wars. She was devastated by the suffering and loss of human life, including the loss of a son in the first war and a grandson in the second.
Although Kollwitz’s wrenching subjects and virtuoso technique soon made her work popular throughout Germany and the Western world, they also generated controversy. In 1933, the Nazi government forced her to resign her position as the first female professor appointed to the Prussian Academy; soon thereafter she was forbidden to exhibit her art.(Biography provided by Warnock Fine Arts)
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Artist: Käthe Kollwitz
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AM DER KIRCHENMAUER (At The Church Wall)
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Santa Monica, CA
KATHE KOLLWITZ (1867-1945)
AN DER KIRCHENMAUER (At The Church Wall), 1893 (45) (Klipstein 19 vi/vi: Knesebeck 19)
Etching and drypoint on wove paper. Unsigned; with the Alexander ...
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LOSBRUCH
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Santa Monica, CA
KATHE KOLLWITZ (1867-1945)
LOSBRUCH, 1903 (Klipstein 66 viii/xi).
Etching and soft ground signed in pencil lower left below image slightly rubbed. Plate 5 from Bauernkrieg. Signed &...
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Early 1900s Expressionist Käthe Kollwitz Art
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STADTISCHES OBDACH (Urban Shelter)
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Santa Monica, CA
KATHE KOLLWITZ (German 1867 -1945)
STADTISCHES OBDACH (Urban Shelter) 1926 (Knesebeck 226, Klipstein 219.bB),
Lithograph from the unsigned edition for the annual edition of the Kuns...
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1920s Expressionist Käthe Kollwitz Art
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GEFALLEN (Killed in Action)
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Santa Monica, CA
KATHE KOLLWITZ (1867-1945)
GEFALLEN (Killed in Action) 1920 (Klipstein 153 (1st state, a of c of 2 states)
Lithograph on laid paper. Image 16 ¼ x 15 ¼ inches, Large Full Sheet, 25 ½...
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1920s Expressionist Käthe Kollwitz Art
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- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Käthe Kollwitz was an Expressionist artist, meaning she produced pieces that captured the emotions and mental processes of her subjects. Her work includes paintings, sculptures and prints. She is particularly well known for “The Peasant War” and “The Weavers,” two series that commented on the poverty of the working class. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Käthe Kollwitz art.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Käthe Kollwitz used a number of techniques to produce her work. Primarily, historians remember her as a printmaker. To produce her Expressionist prints, she used etchings, woodcuts and lithography. On 1stDibs, you can find a collection of Käthe Kollwitz art.