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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. Mütter by Käthe Kollwitz, 1919, Lithografie auf JW Zanders-Velin, sold Jun 2019
    Mütter, 1919
    Lithograph
    44 × 57 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 1174
    €4,500≈ $5,018≈ £3,991Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–View at Grisebach ↗
  2. Drei Köpfe: Mann, Frau und Kind by Käthe Kollwitz, 1925, Lithografie auf Bütten, sold Jun 2019
    Drei Köpfe: Mann, Frau und Kind, 1925
    Lithograph
    12,3 × 15,2 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 1175
    €3,125≈ $3,485≈ £2,772Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €900–1,200View at Grisebach ↗
  3. Kindergruppe by Käthe Kollwitz, Probably 1936/1937, Bronze, sold May 2019
    Kindergruppe, Probably 1936/1937
    Sculpture
    Height 18.5 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 404
    €19,840≈ $22,124≈ £17,596Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–20,000View at Lempertz ↗
  4. Abschied by Käthe Kollwitz, Circa 1940/1941, Bronze, sold May 2019
    Abschied, Circa 1940/1941
    Sculpture
    Height 16.7 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 405
    €12,400≈ $13,827≈ £10,998Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–12,000View at Lempertz ↗
  5. Brustbild einer Arbeiterfrau mit blauem Tuch by Käthe Kollwitz, 1903, Farblithographie auf festem chamoisfarbenen Papier, sold May 2019
    Brustbild einer Arbeiterfrau mit blauem Tuch, 1903
    Lithograph · Paper
    35,3 × 24,5 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 406
    €3,968≈ $4,425≈ £3,519Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–5,000View at Lempertz ↗
  6. Mutter schützt ihr Kind I by Käthe Kollwitz, Circa 1941, Bronze relief, sold May 2019
    Mutter schützt ihr Kind I, Circa 1941
    Sculpture
    Height 17.2 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 407
    €8,060≈ $8,988≈ £7,148Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €7,000–9,000View at Lempertz ↗
  7. Zwei wartende Soldatenfrauen by Käthe Kollwitz, Circa 1941-1943, Bronze, sold May 2019
    Zwei wartende Soldatenfrauen, Circa 1941-1943
    Sculpture
    Height 22 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 408
    €15,500≈ $17,284≈ £13,747Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €12,000–15,000View at Lempertz ↗
  8. Die Gefangenen by Käthe Kollwitz, Etchign and drypoint, sold May 2019
    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 ↗
  9. Losbruch by Käthe Kollwitz, 1921, Etching and aquatint, sold May 2019
    Losbruch, 1921
    Etching
    Plate: 20" high x 23" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 23
    $1,200≈ £916≈ €1,072HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  10. Stehende Mutter, ihr Bublein futternd [Mother Feeding her Baby] by Käthe Kollwitz, 1931, etching on paper, sold Apr 2019
    Stehende Mutter, ihr Bublein futternd [Mother Feeding her Baby], 1931
    Etching · Paper
    19 x 14.6 cm
    Levis Fine Art Auctions · · Lot 311
    CA$995≈ $747≈ £570≈ €660Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$600–800View at Levis Fine Art Auctions ↗
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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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