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Käthe Kollwitz
Male figures1908

Not on view
Charcoal drawing on off-white paper, three studies of a man: back view from the waist up, three-quarter profile, and head tilted downward, with bold strokes and blended shading
Artist or Maker
Käthe Kollwitz
Title
Male figures
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1908
Medium
Crayon and charcoal on P.L. Bas paper
Dimensions
18 13/16 x 24 3/8 in. (47.78 x 61.91 cm)
Credit Line
The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies
Accession Number
M.82.288.340
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies
Provenance
The artist (1867-1945). Joseph Katz, Baltimore (d. 1958); [Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg]; purchased 4 June 1971 (lot 1100) by Robert Gore Rifkind (1928-2019), Beverly Hills; given in 1982 to LACMA.
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.