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
Ranked by works you can see in person.
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344 works
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
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12 works
Vanderbilt Museum of Art
Nashville, United States
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8 works
Käthe Kollwitz Museum Köln
Altstadt-Nord, Germany
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4 works
Middelheim Museum
Nachtegalen Park, Belgium
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2 works
Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
Strasbourg, France
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2 works
Stichting Museum Bommel Van Dam
Venlo, Netherlands
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1 works
Von der Heydt Museum
Wuppertal, Germany
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1 works
Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art
Herzliya, Israel
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1 works
Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History
Münster, Germany
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1 works
National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina
Argentine Pavilion, Argentina
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Käthe Kollwitz prints
Hand-finished archival prints from Käthe Kollwitz's body of work.
The Prisoners - Käthe Kollwitz
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The Parents - Käthe Kollwitz
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Mother and Child, from Bildermann - Käthe Kollwitz
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Fear (Das Bangen) - Käthe Kollwitz
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The Widow I - Käthe Kollwitz
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The Survivors - Käthe Kollwitz
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Working Woman with Blue Shawl - Käthe Kollwitz
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The Sacrifice - Käthe Kollwitz
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1 works
Käthe Kollwitz Museum
Berlin, Germany
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1 works
Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK)
Ghent, Belgium
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1 works
Kupferstichkabinett Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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1 works
Honolulu Museum of Art
Honolulu, United States
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1 works
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen - Robbrecht & Daem wing, Netherlands
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1 works
National Museum in Warsaw
Aleje Jerozolimskie, Poland
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1 works
British Museum
building of the British Museum, United Kingdom
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1 works
Neue Nationalgalerie
Neue Nationalgalerie, Germany
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1 works
Currier Museum of Art
Manchester, United States
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1 works
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, United States
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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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