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Käthe Kollwitz
Deathcirca 1934-1937

Not on view
Lithograph in black ink on white paper, two figures pressed together — one seen from behind with long dark hair, one small-headed figure facing outward with sunken eyes and open mouth
Charcoal drawing of a seated figure in three-quarter profile, head tilted back, arms crossed over the body, rendered with bold, gestural strokes on white paper.
Lithograph depicting a woman with open mouth clutching two smaller figures against her body, rendered in soft charcoal-like tones with loose, expressive shading on a white ground.
Lithograph depicting a standing adult figure in profile extending one arm outward, with a young child held close at waist level, rendered in soft graphite tones with loose, gestural shading on a white ground.
Charcoal or lithograph drawing in black and white depicting two nude figures entwined and inverted against a white ground, rendered with bold, gestural marks and deep contrasting shadows.
Charcoal drawing of a seated figure with long dark hair, one hand raised to cover the face, rendered with broad gestural strokes and strong contrast between deep blacks and highlighted whites.
Lithograph in black and white showing two figures rendered with dense, textured mark-making. A larger foreground figure faces upward with head tilted back, while a smaller figure appears in the upper left. Soft tonal gradations and rough, granular texture throughout.
Charcoal or graphite drawing of a gaunt, aged figure with elongated features, eyes closed, long flowing hair, and two outstretched hands framing the head, rendered with soft tonal shading on white ground.
Artist or Maker
Käthe Kollwitz
Title
Death
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
circa 1934-1937
Medium
Eight lithographs on wove paper
Dimensions
See individual entries
Credit Line
The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies
Accession Number
M.82.288.188-.192, M.82.287.36-37, AC1992.
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies
Selected Bibliography
  • Davis, Bruce. German Expressionist Prints and Drawings: The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1989; Munich, Germany: Prestel, 1989.

  • Klipstein, August. Käthe Kollwitz : Verzeichnis des graphischen Werkes. Bern : Klipstein, 1955.