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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 together© Kornfeld — view on Kornfeld website ↗

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Die Freiwilligen

Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867–1945) · 1921

CHF 750,000 hammer

≈ $885,375≈ £674,983≈ €799,003

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Medium
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As published: “Brush and pen in Indian ink over preliminary drawing in pencil, heightened with opaque white (Deckweiss) and corrected, on two sheets glued together”
Signed / inscribed
Signed and inscribed in pencil by the artist
Category
Etchings
Dimensions
40.5 x 55.2 cm, sheet size
Auction house
Kornfeld
Sale
Auction 280: Highlights from the - Eberhard W. Kornfeld Collection - Live Auction (280)
Date
September 13, 2024
Location
Bern, Switzerland
Lot
17
Estimate
CHF 400,000 – — (≈ $472,200) (≈ £359,991) (≈ €426,135)
Source
Auction house kornfeld.ch ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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