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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.
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"Bread" lithograph by Käthe Kollwitz
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold lithograph titled "Bread" by Kathe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945). This piece is one of the Lithographic reproductions of the original lithographs, plate 2 from a series of 10, pr...
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1940s Expressionist Käthe Kollwitz Art

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Paper, Ink, Lithograph

"Death Takes The Children" lithograph by Käthe Kollwitz
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold print of "Death Takes the Children" by Kathe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945). This piece is one of the Lithographic reproductions of the original lithographs, plate 9 from a series...
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1940s Expressionist Käthe Kollwitz Art

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Paper, Ink, Lithograph

"Brotherhood" lithograph by Käthe Kollwitz
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold print of "Brotherhood" by Kathe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945). This piece is one of the Lithographic reproductions of the original lithographs, plate 3 from a series of 10, print...
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1940s Expressionist Käthe Kollwitz Art

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Paper, Ink, Lithograph

HAMBURGER KNIEPPE
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Santa Monica, CA
KATHE KOLLWITZ (1867-1945) HAMBURGER KNIEPPE, 1901) (K.58 IIIb) Soft Ground Etching, Plate 9 ¾ x 8 ¼ sheet 10 ½ x 13 ¾. With the von de Becke blind stamp in the lower right. Prin...
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Early 1900s Expressionist Käthe Kollwitz Art

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Etching

"Bread" lithograph by Käthe Kollwitz
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold lithograph titled "Bread" by Kathe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945). This piece is one of the Lithographic reproductions of the original lithographs, plate 2 from a series of 10, pr...
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1940s Expressionist Käthe Kollwitz Art

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Paper, Ink, Lithograph

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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Lithograph

"Death Takes The Children" lithograph by Käthe Kollwitz
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold print of "Death Takes the Children" by Kathe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945). This piece is one of the Lithographic reproductions of the original lithographs, plate 9 from a series...
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1940s Expressionist Käthe Kollwitz Art

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Paper, Ink, Lithograph

Council, Etching by Kathe Kollwitz
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Council Kathe Kollwitz (After) German (1867–1945) Date: original: 1895; printed circa 1948 - 1963 Etching Image Size: 11.5 x 6.5 inches Size: 18.75 x 13.75 in. (47.63 x 34.93 cm) F...
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1950s Expressionist Käthe Kollwitz Art

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Etching

TOD UND FRAU (DEATH AND WOMAN)
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Portland, ME
Kollwitz, Kathe. TOD UND FRAU (DEATH AND WOMAN). Knesebeck 107, State VII; Klipstein 103. Line etching, drypoint, sandpaper, soft ground with imprint of granulated tone paper and Zie...
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1910s Käthe Kollwitz Art

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Drypoint, Etching

Klage um Ernst Barlach ( Memorial for Ernst Barlach )
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Berlin, DE
Impressive Bronze Relief by Käthe Kollwitz ( 1867-1945, Germany ). Created 1938 in memory of her friend Ernst Barlach. Bronze brown patinated. On the left side signed: Kollwitz. He...
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1930s Realist Käthe Kollwitz Art

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Bronze

Käthe Kollwitz Bronze Sculpture "Der Abschied" ( Leave )
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Berlin, DE
Very emotional sculpture by Käthe Kollwitz ( 1867-1945 ), Germany. Conceived 1940/1941. Bronze dark patinated on granite rectangular base. One of a 50 pieces, cast 1975. Signed down...
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1940s Expressionist Käthe Kollwitz Art

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Granite, Bronze

"Brotherhood" lithograph by Käthe Kollwitz
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold print of "Brotherhood" by Kathe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945). This piece is one of the Lithographic reproductions of the original lithographs, plate 3 from a series of 10, print...
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1940s Expressionist Käthe Kollwitz Art

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Paper, Ink, Lithograph

Maps - Héliogravure by Käthe Kollwitz - 1910 ca
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Roma, IT
Maps is a work realized by Kate Kollwitz, 1910 ca. Portfolio, two-page cover sheet with text and 13 insert sheets with mounted heliogravures based on drawings by Käthe Kollwitz, ed...
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1910s Modern Käthe Kollwitz Art

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Paper

Kathe Kollwitz Original Etching, 1904 - "Junges Paar"
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Etching and Aquatint by German artist Kathe Kollwitz. Titled: “Junges Paar.” Matted and unframed. Created in Berlin, 1904. Image measures: 11 3/4"h x 12 ½” w. Signed in pencil lower ...
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Early 20th Century Käthe Kollwitz Art

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Paper

Portrait of a Man, Etching by Kathe Kollwitz
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Untitled - Portrait of a Man Kathe Kollwitz German (1867–1945) Portfolio: Kathe Kollwitz: Acht Originalradierungen Etching, publisher blindstamp lower right corner Image Size: 11 x...
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1950s Expressionist Käthe Kollwitz Art

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Etching

"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 Käthe Kollwitz Art

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Etching

Klage um Ernst Barlach ( Memorial for Ernst Barlach )
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Berlin, DE
Impressive Bronze Relief by Käthe Kollwitz ( 1867-1945, Germany ). Created 1938 in memory of her friend Ernst Barlach. Bronze brown patinated. On the left side signed: Kollwitz. He...
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1930s Realist Käthe Kollwitz Art

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Bronze

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 Käthe Kollwitz Art

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Paper

Hamburger Kneipe (Hamburg Pub), Etching by Kathe Kollwitz
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hamburger Kneipe (Hamburg Pub) Kathe Kollwitz (After) German (1867–1945) Date: original: 1901; printed circa 1948 - 1963 Etching Size: 7.75 x 9.75 in. (19.69 x 24.77 cm) Frame Size...
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1950s Expressionist Käthe Kollwitz Art

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Etching

"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 Käthe Kollwitz Art

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Etching

SCHWANGERE FRAU.
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Portland, ME
Kollwitz, Kathe. SCHWANGERE FRAU. Etching and soft ground, 1910. Klipstein 108(V) 14 7/8 x 9 3/8 inches (377 x 236 mm.). Signed in pencil, and with the names of the publisher Richter...
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1910s Expressionist Käthe Kollwitz Art

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Etching

Kinder halten Essensschüsseln, Expressionist Lithograph by Kathe Kollwitz
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kathe Kollwitz, German (1867 - 1945) - Kinder halten Essensschusseln (Children holding Food Bowls), Year: 1923, Medium: Lithograph, Image Size: 16 x 11 inches, Frame Size: 25.2...
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1920s Expressionist Käthe Kollwitz Art

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Lithograph

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 Käthe Kollwitz Art

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Paper

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