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Käthe Kollwitz

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. Pietà by Käthe Kollwitz, 1903, Colour chalk and brush lithograph, with mezzotint in the drawing stone, from the dark brown printing drawing stone and t, sold Jun 2022PietàKornfeld · CHF 1,100,000≈ $1,141,470≈ £930,749≈ €1,088,566Sign up to see
  2. Die Freiwilligen by Käthe Kollwitz, 1921, Brush and pen in Indian ink over preliminary drawing in pencil, heightened with opaque white (Deckweiss) and corrected, , sold Sep 2024Die FreiwilligenKornfeld · CHF 750,000≈ $885,375≈ £674,983≈ €799,003Sign up to see
  3. Selbstbildnis en face by Käthe Kollwitz, sold Sep 2021Selbstbildnis en faceKornfeld · CHF 730,000≈ $786,721≈ £570,088≈ €667,845Sign up to see

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  1. Die Gefangenen by Käthe Kollwitz, Blatt 7 aus dem Zyklus «Bauernkrieg» Strichätzung, Kaltnadel, Schmirgel und Vernis mou, sold Jun 2018
    Die Gefangenen
    Etching
    32,7 : 42,3 cm
    Kornfeld · · Lot 442
    CHF 3,200≈ $3,240≈ £2,422≈ €2,762HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 4,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  2. Selbstbildnis – Endgültige Fassung by Käthe Kollwitz, Strichätzung, Kaltnadel und Vernis mou, sold Jun 2018
    Selbstbildnis – Endgültige Fassung
    Etching
    14 : 10 cm
    Kornfeld · · Lot 443
    CHF 3,200≈ $3,240≈ £2,422≈ €2,762HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 2,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  3. Das Warten (Das Bangen) by Käthe Kollwitz, 1914, Lithographie, sold Jun 2018
    Das Warten (Das Bangen), 1914
    Lithograph
    53,5 : 37,5 cm
    Kornfeld · · Lot 444
    CHF 1,000≈ $1,013≈ £757≈ €863HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 1,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  4. Wehrt dem Hunger! Kauft Ernährungsgeld by Käthe Kollwitz, Lithographie, sold Jun 2018
    Wehrt dem Hunger! Kauft Ernährungsgeld
    Lithograph
    53,8 : 37,5 cm
    Kornfeld · · Lot 445
    CHF 4,200≈ $4,253≈ £3,179≈ €3,625HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 2,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  5. Gefangene, Musik hörend by Käthe Kollwitz, Kreidelithographie, sold Jun 2018
    Gefangene, Musik hörend
    Lithograph
    56 : 40 cm
    Kornfeld · · Lot 446
    CHF 4,200≈ $4,253≈ £3,179≈ €3,625HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 3,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  6. Besuch im Krankenhaus by Käthe Kollwitz, Holzschnitt, sold Jun 2018
    Besuch im Krankenhaus
    Print (other)
    27,7 : 35,9 cm
    Kornfeld · · Lot 447
    CHF 2,000≈ $2,025≈ £1,514≈ €1,726HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 4,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  7. Die Freiwilligen by Käthe Kollwitz, 1921, Woodcut, sold Jun 2018
    Die Freiwilligen, 1921
    Woodcut / linocut
    35 x 49,6 cm (13,7 x 19,5 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 77
    €22,500≈ $26,631≈ £19,828Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €12,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  8. Gedenkblatt für Karl Liebknecht by Käthe Kollwitz, 1919/20, Woodcut, sold Jun 2018
    Gedenkblatt für Karl Liebknecht, 1919/20
    Woodcut / linocut
    35.5 x 50 cm (13.9 x 19.6 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 78
    €8,500≈ $10,061≈ £7,491Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  9. Die Carmagnole by Käthe Kollwitz, 1901, Radierung, Kaltnadel, Aquatinta und Schmirgel in Braun auf Velin, sold Jun 2018
    Die Carmagnole, 1901
    Aquatint · ed. EA
    52 × 34,2 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 401
    €3,750≈ $4,376≈ £3,288Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–3,500View at Grisebach ↗
  10. Selbstbildnis mit geschlossenen Augen, nach hinten geneigt by Käthe Kollwitz, 1909, Kreide auf bräunlichem Bütten, sold May 2018
    Selbstbildnis mit geschlossenen Augen, nach hinten geneigt, 1909
    Drawing
    35,4 × 45,7 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 13
    €100,000≈ $116,990≈ £87,679Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €80,000–120,000View at Grisebach ↗
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About Käthe Kollwitz

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 effects of poverty, hunger and war on the working class. Her early work was realistic, but became freer in later years. Kollwitz was the first woman not only to be elected to the Prussian Academy of Arts but also to receive honorary professor status.

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In museum collections

  • Käthe Kollwitz, BeggarsBeggars, 1924
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
  • Käthe Kollwitz, Bettelnde (Begging)Bettelnde (Begging), 1924
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
  • Käthe Kollwitz, Self-Portrait at the Table (Selbstbildnis am Tisch)Self-Portrait at the Table (Selbstbildnis am Tisch), probably 1893
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
  • Käthe Kollwitz, Bread (Brot)Bread (Brot), 1924
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0

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