Käthe Kollwitz Figurative Prints

KATHE KOLLWITZ (German 1867 -1945) WOMAN WITH SCYTHE / BEIM DENGELN 1905 Klipstein (90 xii/xii) Etching on heavy wove paper, unsigned. 11 3/8 × 11 1/8 inches, Full sheet with deckle edge all around. With the date 1921 & the von de Becke blind stamp in the lower right. Posthumously printed around 1945. Very faint remnants of mat line outside the image, very slight discoloration on the verso. Remnants of tape upper sheet edge. Very powerful German Expressionist Print...

This framed etching and drypoint print is entitled "Beim Dengeln" (Sharpening the Scythe) by Kathe Kollwitz from her Der Bauernkrieg (The Peasant War or Revolt) series. It was originally created in 1905, but reprinted later. It depicts a woman in half-length, sharpening a scythe very close to her face. Her expression reveals a great deal of emotion, including determination, as well as concern for her future, as well as her comrades during and following the coming conflict. Kollwitz' Peasant War series of seven prints was inspired by the German peasant outbreak of 1525, led by a woman named Black Anna. The peasants rebelled against the oppressive systems of serfdom and feudalism. Although the outbreak was brutally put down, it did mark a turning point for peasants, who realized that they could fight for a better life against the upper class. The seven images that make up The Peasant War images document the hardships of the peasants, the preparation for and the eventual battle scenes and the resultant sad fate of the peasants. Kollwitz' work demonstrates her unflagging commitment to the plight of the oppressed and disempowered in any era. The Peasant War series not only makes a socio-political statement about oppressed people, but also speaks to the role of strong female figures in their struggle for equality and a better life. Kollwitz broke with tradition by telling most of the story of the peasants revolt from the viewpoint of the women involved. In this revolt against the compulsory labor, cruel worker treatment and crippling taxes enforced on feudal peasantry, Kollwitz found similarities with the plight of the working class in Germany in the first half of the 20th century. In this series and specifically in this print, as well as her other works, Kollwitz demonstrates her genius at communicating the raw emotions, suffering and human power of her subjects, in this case the determination and desperation of the peasants, through mere etched and engraved lines and ink transferred to paper. This print with its full margins is presented in a bleached birch wood frame with a double white mat. The print and the frame are in very good condition. The frame measures 23.5" high, 22.5" wide and 1.75" deep. “1921” is printed in plate in the lower right corner. There is an adjacent von der Becke Berlin Halensee blindstamp at the lower right margin edge. References: Klipstein 90, Hinz 36, Knesebeck 88 xiv-c/xiv-c Käthe Kollwitz...

A superb, richly-inked impression of this woodcut on Japan paper with strong contrasts. Seventh state (of 7). Signed and numbered 5/100 in pencil. Printed by Fritz Voigt, Berlin. Pub...

Figurative etching by female German Expressionist artist Kathe Kollwitz. The work features a seated young pregnant woman with her hands folded over her lap with her shadow prominent ...

KATHE KOLLWITZ (German 1867 -1945) VIER MANNER IN DER KNEIPE (Four Men in the Pub) 1892 (K 12 ia/iii) Etching, 1st state 1a of 3, signed in pencil and with the signature of O. Felsi...

KATHE KOLLWITZ (1867 – 1945) MOURNING MAN / TRAUERNDER MANN (K 137 V.A.b) (1919 / 1945) Soft ground etching and aquatint. Unsigned, The left figure of the large print - Gegenkbl...

Fur unsere kleinen Russische bruder! is an original Rare Book illustrated by Kathe Kollwitz (Königsberg, 1867 – Moritzburg, 1945) and other artists in 1...

KATHE KOLLWITZ (GERMAN 1867-1945) ZERTRETENE 1900 (Klipstein 48 V.B2?) Etching and aquatint from the unsigned edition published after 1945 with the von der Becke blind stamp. Image...

Bold print of "Ruf des Todes" by Kathe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945). This piece, is one of the Lithographic reproductions of the original lithographs, p...

Abstract etching of a figure sitting down staring blankly out past the viewer. The work is signed by the artist. It is framed in a wooden frame with a white matte. Dimensions without...

This etching is included in the book;" Ich sah die Welt mit liebervollen Blicken" it is numbered in pencil 162/200. Edited by Fackeltrager-Verlag,Schmidt-Kuster Gmbh, 1971 The book i...

Kathe Kollwitz's 'Revolt' with blind stamp 'A.V.D. Becke, Muenchen-22' pressed over faintly visible script listing the previous printer 'Druck v. O. Felsing Berlin-Chlttbg' lower rig...