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What kind of artist was Käthe Kollwitz?

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What kind of artist was Käthe Kollwitz?
Käthe 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.
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SELBSTBILDNIS (SELF-PORTRAIT)
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Portland, ME
Kollwitz, Kathe (German, 1867-1945). SELBSTBILDNIS (SELF-PORTRAIT). Klipstein122VII(b), Knesebeck 126. Etching and drypoint, 1912. The final state. There were no editions in the earl...
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1910s Portrait Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

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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1890s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Kather Kollwitz, graphics, drawings and... - Rare Book by Kathe Kollwitz - 1950s
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Roma, IT
Kather Kollwitz, graphics, drawings and sculptures is a catalogue realized by Institut fur Auslandsbeziehungen Stuttgart, in the 1950s.  Illustrated catalogue, 20 x 20 cm.  Good co...
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1950s Modern More Art

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Paper

"Begrüssung" original etching
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Catalogue reference: Klipstein 10. A very rich impression on cream wove paper of this Kollwitz etching, with plate tone. Plate size: 118 x 88mm (4 5/8 x 3 1...
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1890s Expressionist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

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 Figurative Prints

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Etching

Käthe Kollwitz Lithograph, "Germany's Children Are Starving"
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Larchmont, NY
Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945) Deutschlands Kindern Hungern (Germany's Children Are Starving), 1924 Lithograph on paper after original charcoal drawing Sight: 17 1/2 x 12 in. Fr...
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1920s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

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