Käthe Kollwitz, Beggars

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, Erwerbslos – Teildruck des Kinderkopfes, 1925
    Erwerbslos – Teildruck des Kinderkopfes, 1925
    Kornfeld · · Lot 372
    CHF 28,000≈ $28,711≈ £23,617≈ €27,607HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 15,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  2. Käthe Kollwitz, Selbstbildnis, 1924
    Selbstbildnis, 1924
    Kornfeld · · Lot 373
    CHF 3,900≈ $3,999≈ £3,290≈ €3,845HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 5,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  3. Käthe Kollwitz, Selbstbildnis im Profil nach links, 1927
    Selbstbildnis im Profil nach links, 1927
    Kornfeld · · Lot 375
    CHF 4,000≈ $4,102≈ £3,374≈ €3,944HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 4,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  4. Käthe Kollwitz, Selbstbildnis, 1934
    Selbstbildnis, 1934
    Kornfeld · · Lot 376
    CHF 5,000≈ $5,127≈ £4,217≈ €4,930HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 6,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  5. Käthe Kollwitz, Brief an Sella Hasse
    Brief an Sella Hasse
    Kornfeld · · Lot 377
    CHF 3,000≈ $3,076≈ £2,530≈ €2,958HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 2,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  6. Käthe Kollwitz, Korrespondenz an Otto Nagel
    Korrespondenz an Otto Nagel
    Kornfeld · · Lot 378
    CHF 56,000≈ $57,422≈ £47,234≈ €55,214HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 40,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  7. Käthe Kollwitz, Korrespondenz an Konrad Lemmer
    Korrespondenz an Konrad Lemmer
    Kornfeld · · Lot 379
    CHF 2,600≈ $2,666≈ £2,193≈ €2,564HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 3,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  8. Käthe Kollwitz, Brief an Dr. Adolf Heilborn
    Brief an Dr. Adolf Heilborn
    Kornfeld · · Lot 380
    CHF 3,300≈ $3,384≈ £2,783≈ €3,254HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 2,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  9. Käthe Kollwitz, Korrespondenz an Felix und Editha Klipstein
    Korrespondenz an Felix und Editha Klipstein
    Kornfeld · · Lot 381
    CHF 20,000≈ $20,508≈ £16,869≈ €19,719HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 10,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  10. Käthe Kollwitz, Brief an Gerda Rotermund
    Brief an Gerda Rotermund
    Kornfeld · · Lot 382
    CHF 1,600≈ $1,641≈ £1,350≈ €1,578HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 2,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
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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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