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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)

CHF 1,100,000≈ $1,141,470≈ £930,749≈ €1,088,566Sign uprecord pricePietàKornfeld857lots offered2001–2026years recorded87%sold (698)$3.4kSign up free to seemedian price

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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. Heimarbeit by Käthe Kollwitz, before April 1925, Chalk and brush lithograph on firm beige wove paper, sold Jun 2005
    Heimarbeit, before April 1925
    Lithograph
    34 x 43 cm, image; 45.5 x 51.5 cm, sheet size
    Lempertz · · Lot 875
    €1,190≈ $1,455≈ £806Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–View at Lempertz ↗
  2. Kindergruppe. 1937/38 by Käthe Kollwitz, Bronze, sold May 2005
    Kindergruppe. 1937/38
    Sculpture
    19 x 7,3 x 5,7 cm ( 7,4 x 2,8 x 2,2 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 108
    €14,040≈ $17,930≈ £9,594Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €12,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  3. Weiblicher Rückenakt by Käthe Kollwitz, 1904, Charcoal drawing, sold May 2005
    Weiblicher Rückenakt, 1904
    Drawing
    60,5 x 44,9 cm ( 23,8 x 17,6 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 15
    €7,605≈ $9,712≈ £5,197Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  4. Beratung by Käthe Kollwitz, Etching, sold Mar 2005
    Beratung
    Etching
    29,5 : 17,5 cm (11,6 : 6,8 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 1135
    €386≈ $513≈ £268Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €500–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  5. Mutter mit Kind auf dem Arm by Käthe Kollwitz, 1916, Photo-lithograph, sold Mar 2005
    Mutter mit Kind auf dem Arm, 1916
    Lithograph
    33,4 : 18,9 cm (13,1 : 7,4 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 1136
    €1,755≈ $2,330≈ £1,217Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €800–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  6. Hunger by Käthe Kollwitz, 1922, Holzschnitt auf Bütten, sold Mar 2005
    Hunger, 1922
    Woodcut / linocut
    22 x 23cm
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 614
    €1,931≈ $2,564≈ £1,339Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  7. Die Pflüger by Käthe Kollwitz, 1907, Line etching, drypoint, aquatint, sold Mar 2005
    Die Pflüger, 1907
    Etching
    31.5 x 45.4 cm, platemark; 36.3 x 49.5 cm, support
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 615
    €2,574≈ $3,418≈ £1,785Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  8. Arbeitslosigkeit by Käthe Kollwitz, 1909, Etching, sold Mar 2005
    Arbeitslosigkeit, 1909
    Etching · ed. edition of 1918
    44,1 : 54,4 cm (17,3 : 21,4 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 616
    €2,340≈ $3,107≈ £1,623Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,800–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  9. Mutter mit Kind auf dem Arm by Käthe Kollwitz, 1910, Etching, sold Mar 2005
    Mutter mit Kind auf dem Arm, 1910
    Etching
    19,5 : 13,1 cm (7,6 : 5,1 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 618
    €2,457≈ $3,263≈ £1,704Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  10. Tod und Frau um das Kind ringend by Käthe Kollwitz, 1911, Etching, sold Mar 2005
    Tod und Frau um das Kind ringend, 1911
    Etching
    22 : 27,7 cm (8,6 : 10,9 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 619
    €1,755≈ $2,330≈ £1,217Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,400–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
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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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