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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, Gefallen (Killed in Action) (Klipstein 153, Knesebeck 150), 1920, Lithograph on laid paper, Knesebeck's second C (final) state (of 3)
    Gefallen (Killed in Action) (Klipstein 153, Knesebeck 150), 1920
    Lithograph · Paper
    16 x 15in (40.6 x 38.1cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 177
    $2,176≈ £1,625≈ €1,896Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,400View at Bonhams ↗
  2. Käthe Kollwitz, Tentoonstelling Grafische Werk Käthe Kollwitz, 1933, poster, lithograph
    Tentoonstelling Grafische Werk Käthe Kollwitz, 1933
    Lithograph · Paper
    80x110 cm
    Van Sabben Poster Auctions · · Lot 871
    €392≈ $447≈ £338Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €180–260View at Van Sabben Poster Auctions ↗
  3. Käthe Kollwitz, Tod packt eine Frau, 1934, Lithografie auf Velin
    Tod packt eine Frau, 1934
    Lithograph
    50,7 × 36,5 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 1638
    €4,318≈ $5,053≈ £3,730Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Grisebach ↗
  4. Käthe Kollwitz, Brustbild einer Arbeiterfrau mit blauem Tuch, 1903, Photo-lithograph
    Brustbild einer Arbeiterfrau mit blauem Tuch, 1903
    Lithograph
    36 x 24.5 cm (14.1 x 9.6 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 22
    €4,824≈ $5,683≈ £4,194Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  5. Käthe Kollwitz, Deutschlands Kinder hungern!, 1923, Lithografie auf Zerkall-Bütten
    Deutschlands Kinder hungern!, 1923
    Lithograph
    41 × 29 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 1309
    €4,826≈ $5,579≈ £4,184Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at Grisebach ↗
  6. Käthe Kollwitz, Selbstbildnis im Profil (Self-Portrait in Profile) (Klipstein 227), 1927, Lithograph on laid paper
    Selbstbildnis im Profil (Self-Portrait in Profile) (Klipstein 227), 1927
    Lithograph · Paper
    12 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (32.4 x 29.8 cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 95
    $1,408≈ £1,049≈ €1,203Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
  7. Käthe Kollwitz, Mütter“. 1919/nach 1931, Lithografie auf Velinkarton
    Mütter“. 1919/nach 1931
    Lithograph
    44,5 × 58,5 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 1038
    €3,683≈ $4,288≈ £3,181Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at Grisebach ↗
  8. Käthe Kollwitz, Saatfrüchte sollen nicht vermahlen werden, 1941, Lithografie auf Papier
    Saatfrüchte sollen nicht vermahlen werden, 1941
    Lithograph
    37 × 39,2 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 123
    €76,200≈ $88,285≈ £66,706Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €40,000–60,000View at Grisebach ↗
  9. Käthe Kollwitz, Mütter, 1919, Lithographie auf dünnem Japanbütten
    Mütter, 1919
    Lithograph · ed. edition of 275
    44,5 × 58,5 cm
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 105
    €3,350≈ $3,902≈ £2,963Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  10. Käthe Kollwitz, Selbstbildnis, 1919, Chalk lithograph
    Selbstbildnis, 1919
    Lithograph · ed. edition of 175
    34 x 29 cm, illustration; 55.4 x 44.5 cm, sheet size
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 21
    €1,742≈ $2,029≈ £1,541Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
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