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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. Selbstbildnis (Self-Portrait), (Klepstien, no. 155), 1921
    Drypoint · Paper
    plate 8-3/8 x 10-3/8 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 1043
    $100≈ £77≈ €87HammerSign up free to seeEst. $200–400View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  2. The Battlefield, 1907
    Drypoint
    plate 16 x 20-3/8 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 167
    $300≈ £221≈ €255HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  3. Two Prints, 1900
    Drypoint · Paper
    plate 7 x 5-3/8 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 194
    $150≈ £111≈ €128HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–600View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  4. Käthe Kollwitz, "Losbruch", 1902, Kaltnadel
    "Losbruch", 1902
    Drypoint
    Darstellungsmaße ca. 49 x 57,5 cm
    Auktionshaus Mehlis · · Lot 3831
    €900≈ $1,049≈ £780HammerSign up free to seeView at Auktionshaus Mehlis ↗
  5. Käthe Kollwitz, Frau an der Wiege, 1903, Kaltnadelradierung auf leichtem Karton
    Frau an der Wiege, 1903
    Drypoint · Board
    Pl. 27,7 x 14,6, Bl. 40,4 x 30 cm
    Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · · Lot 205
    €320≈ $337≈ £275HammerSign up free to seeEst. €500–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
  6. Käthe Kollwitz, Beratung, Strichätzung, Kaltnadel und Schmirgel auf gelblichem Kupferdruckpapier
    Beratung
    Drypoint · Paper
    Pl. 29,6 x 18 cm, Bl. 42,5 x 33 cm
    Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · · Lot 493
    €800≈ $888≈ £676HammerSign up free to seeEst. €240–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
  7. Käthe Kollwitz, Die Gefangenen, Etchign and drypoint
    Die Gefangenen
    Drypoint
    Plate: 14" high x 17.5" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 22
    $900≈ £687≈ €804HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  8. Käthe Kollwitz, An der Kirchenmauer, 1893, Strichätzung, Kaltnadel und Pinselätzungen auf gelblichem Simili-Japan
    An der Kirchenmauer, 1893
    Drypoint · Paper
    Darst. 23,9 x 11,7 cm, Pl. 25 x 13,3 cm, Bl. 31,6 x 19,4, Psp. 39,5 x 30 cm
    Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · · Lot 935
    €220≈ $249≈ £189HammerSign up free to seeEst. €240–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
  9. Käthe Kollwitz, Losbruch, 1903, Drypoint
    Losbruch, 1903
    Drypoint
    51.8 x 59.8 cm (20.3 x 23.5 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 12
    €9,375≈ $10,089≈ £7,968Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  10. Käthe Kollwitz, Schlachtfeld, 1907, Drypoint
    Schlachtfeld, 1907
    Drypoint
    41 x 53.2 cm (16.1 x 20.9 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 13
    €9,375≈ $10,089≈ £7,968Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
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