About Käthe Kollwitz
Drew working-class suffering without prettifying it, lost her son in one war and her grandson in the next, and spent eighteen years carving their memorial.
Where to see Käthe Kollwitz
Collection holdings are reported here; current display varies. Check with each museum before visiting.
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344 recorded works
National Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., United States
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12 recorded works
Vanderbilt Museum of Art
Nashville, United States
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8 recorded works
Käthe Kollwitz Museum Köln
Cologne, Germany
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4 recorded works
Middelheim Museum
Antwerp, Belgium
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2 recorded works
Stichting Museum Bommel Van Dam
Venlo, Netherlands
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2 recorded works
Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
Strasbourg, France
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1 recorded work
Currier Museum of Art
Manchester, United States
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1 recorded work
Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History
Münster, Germany
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1 recorded work
National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Also here (6)
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1 recorded work
Neue Nationalgalerie
Berlin, Germany
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Käthe Kollwitz prints
Hand-finished archival prints from Käthe Kollwitz's body of work.
Whetting the Scythe - Käthe Kollwitz
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Death and Woman - Käthe Kollwitz
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Need (Not) - Käthe Kollwitz
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Memorial for Karl Liebknecht - Käthe Kollwitz
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Proletariat: No. 1, Out of Work - Käthe Kollwitz
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Familie aan het ziekbed van een kind - Käthe Kollwitz
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Peasants' War: Arming in a Vault - Käthe Kollwitz
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Help Russia - Käthe Kollwitz
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1 recorded work
Kupferstichkabinett Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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1 recorded work
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Rotterdam, Netherlands
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1 recorded work
Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK)
Ghent, Belgium
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1 recorded work
Von der Heydt Museum
Wuppertal, Germany
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1 recorded work
Käthe Kollwitz Museum
Berlin, Germany
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1 recorded work
Honolulu Museum of Art
Honolulu, United States
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1 recorded work
Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art
Herzliya, Israel
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1 recorded work
British Museum
London, United Kingdom
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1 recorded work
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, United States
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1 recorded work
National Museum in Warsaw
Warsaw, Poland
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What was kathe kollwitz art about?
Käthe Kollwitz dedicated her art to the poor and oppressed, especially women and children. After the loss of her son and grandson in the World Wars, her art expressed even greater sorrow at suffering.What is kathe kollwitz work about?
Käthe Kollwitz dedicated her art to the poor and oppressed, especially women and children. After the loss of her son and grandson in the World Wars, her art expressed even greater sorrow at suffering.Kathe kollwitz facts?
Käthe Kollwitz was the first woman to be elected to the Prussian Academy of Arts. One of her sons and a grandson were killed in the World Wars, and her art expressed great sorrow at suffering.Who was kathe kollwitz?
Käthe Kollwitz was the first woman elected to the Academy of the Arts in Berlin. The jury at the 1898 Great Berlin Art Exhibition voted to award her a gold medal for her first major print series, A Weavers’ Revolt.Kathe kollwitz most famous artwork?
Käthe Kollwitz's first major print series, A Weavers’ Revolt, is among her most famous works. In 1898, the jury at the Great Berlin Art Exhibition voted to award her a gold medal for the series, but Emperor Wilhelm II refused.Kathe kollwitz techniques?
Käthe Kollwitz primarily worked in printmaking and drawing, using lithography, woodcut, and etching. She initially learned drawing with a local Prussian engraver.What was kathe kollwitz famous for?
Käthe Kollwitz is known for her prints showing the suffering of working people with directness. She recorded poverty, famine, and war without embellishment.Käthe Kollwitz art style?
Käthe Kollwitz turned to printmaking as a means for social criticism. She dedicated her art to the poor and oppressed, especially women and children.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Käthe Kollwitz's works across the following collections.
- [1] book Dorling Kindersley, Artists: Inspiring Stories of the World's Most Creative Minds Used for: biography.
- [2] book Starr Figura, German Expressionism: The Graphic Impulse Used for: biography.
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