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Käthe Kollwitz

German · 1867–1945 · Painter, Printmaker

Käthe Kollwitz was a German artist who worked with painting, printmaking and sculpture. Her most famous art cycles, including The Weavers and The Peasant War, depict the… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Käthe Kollwitz, Pietà, 1903, Colour chalk and brush lithograph, with mezzotint in the drawing stone, from the dark brown printing drawing stone and the clay stone for the background in blue-blackPietàKornfeld · CHF 1,100,000≈ $1,141,470≈ £930,749≈ €1,088,566Sign up to see
  2. Käthe Kollwitz, Die Freiwilligen, 1921, Brush and pen in Indian ink over preliminary drawing in pencil, heightened with opaque white (Deckweiss) and corrected, on two sheets glued togetherDie FreiwilligenKornfeld · CHF 750,000≈ $885,375≈ £674,983≈ €799,003Sign up to see
  3. Käthe Kollwitz, Selbstbildnis en faceSelbstbildnis en faceKornfeld · CHF 730,000≈ $786,721≈ £570,088≈ €667,845Sign up to see

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  1. Käthe Kollwitz, Stehende Arbeiterfrau, 1908, Kohle auf hellgrünem Bütten
    Stehende Arbeiterfrau, 1908
    Drawing
    65,6 × 43,7 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 125
    €66,040≈ $76,514≈ £57,812Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €40,000–60,000View at Grisebach ↗
  2. Käthe Kollwitz, Selbstbildnis, vor einem Stuhl kniend, Um 1891, Tuschfeder und -pinsel auf Bütten (Wasserzeichen: GC)
    Selbstbildnis, vor einem Stuhl kniend, Um 1891
    Drawing
    49,4 × 32,5 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 164
    €215,900≈ $250,142≈ £189,000Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €30,000–40,000View at Grisebach ↗
  3. Käthe Kollwitz, Soldatenfrauen, 1943, Kohle auf Ingres-Bütten
    Soldatenfrauen, 1943
    Drawing
    62,5 × 48,6 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 183
    €48,260≈ $55,914≈ £42,247Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €30,000–40,000View at Grisebach ↗
  4. Käthe Kollwitz, Mutter, Säugling an ihr Gesicht drückend, 1925, Kohle auf Bütten (Wasserzeichen: MBM (France))
    Mutter, Säugling an ihr Gesicht drückend, 1925
    Drawing
    63,5 × 46,7 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 184
    €48,260≈ $55,914≈ £42,247Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €30,000–40,000View at Grisebach ↗
  5. Käthe Kollwitz, Kopfstudien eines Säuglings. 1920er-Jahre, Kreide auf Ingres-Bütten
    Kopfstudien eines Säuglings. 1920er-Jahre
    Drawing
    62,1 × 47,9 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 185
    €30,480≈ $35,314≈ £26,682Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–20,000View at Grisebach ↗
  6. Käthe Kollwitz, Stehender Arbeiter mit Kind, dahinter Frau mit Kind auf dem Arm, 1919, Charcoal on greenish-brown paper
    Stehender Arbeiter mit Kind, dahinter Frau mit Kind auf dem Arm, 1919
    Drawing · Paper
    62.6 x 47.8 cm, sheet size
    Kornfeld · · Lot 159
    CHF 55,000≈ $68,954≈ £50,918≈ €58,844HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 65,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  7. Käthe Kollwitz, Die Eltern – Aufstellungsskizze für Roggevelde, 1931, Brush in black Indian ink on green-grey wove paper
    Die Eltern – Aufstellungsskizze für Roggevelde, 1931
    Drawing · Paper
    50 x 65.2 cm, sheet size
    Kornfeld · · Lot 160
    CHF 80,000≈ $100,296≈ £74,063≈ €85,591HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 100,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  8. Käthe Kollwitz, Frau mit Sense, 1905, Charcoal drawing, lightly heightened with white, on firm grey paper
    Frau mit Sense, 1905
    Drawing · Paper
    49.2 x 32.4 cm
    Kornfeld · · Lot 65
    CHF 200,000≈ $250,740≈ £185,157≈ €213,978HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 250,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  9. Käthe Kollwitz, Kauernde Frau mit Kind im Schoss, 1916, Charcoal drawing on Ingres Japan laid paper with watermark
    Kauernde Frau mit Kind im Schoss, 1916
    Drawing · Paper
    42.8 x 53.2 cm
    Kornfeld · · Lot 66
    CHF 200,000≈ $250,740≈ £185,157≈ €213,978HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 250,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  10. Käthe Kollwitz, Die junge Witwe - Schwangere, 1921-1922, Brush in ink, heightened and corrected with opaque white, on copperplate paper
    Die junge Witwe - Schwangere, 1921-1922
    Drawing · Paper
    52.6 x 34.3 cm
    Kornfeld · · Lot 68
    CHF 160,000≈ $200,592≈ £148,126≈ €171,183HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 200,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
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