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Käthe Kollwitz (German 1867-1945)

Available Works

As an accomplished draughtswoman, Kollwitz's expressive lines in etching and lithography illustrate evocative images of figures surviving in a period of cataclysmic political and social upheaval. Kollwitz's streamlined compositions, void of color and detail, communicate her pacifist message and the heartache of human suffering. Included in the exhibition will be several artist self-portraits, a theme which Kollwitz returned to many times throughout her life as she explored the process of her own aging.

Kollwitz's success as a print artist lead her to unprecedented advances as a female working in a male dominated profession. She was the first woman to be admitted to, and appointed professor, at the Berlin Academy of Art. Her work has been widely collected by museums world wide from early in her career. Respected for her technical abilities, universal images of social consciousness, and emotional intensity, Kollwitz's prints continue to be collected by museums and individuals. Kollwitz remains one of the most sought-after early modern print artists at Davidson Galleries.

Signed, lifetime impressions, as well as desirable unsigned, posthumous original prints are available.

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Lifetime Impressions

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  Kleiner Männerkopf Ohne Hände
  Woodcut, 1922. Signed and numbered in pencil, monogram in block. Edition: 53/150. Reference: Knesebeck 188 VIb/VIc.
  2-3/4 x 2-1/2 inches.
  [31097c]
  SOLD
• 
  Girl in Prayer (Betendes Madchen)
  Etching, 1892. Signed in pencil. Reference: Klipstein 11, iia.
  7-1/2 x 5-3/4 inches.
  [30585c]
  SOLD
• 
  Die Pfluger (The Ploughmen)
  Plate I from The Peasants’ War cycle. Mixed technique etching, 1906. Richter edition of 200 proofs published in 1921. Signed in pencil. Signed in pencil. Reference: Klipstein 94 vii/ix, Knesebeck 99 ix/xi.
  12-1/2 x 17-3/4 inches.
  [29786c]
  SOLD
• 
  Frau an der Weigr (Woman at a Cradle)
  Etching, 1897. Unsigned as published in Die graphischen Künste, 1903. Referecnes: Klipstein 38 IIIc; Knesebeck IVa or b.
  10-7/8 x 5-11/16 inches.
  [26432]
  $1600

Posthumous Impressions

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  An der Kirchenmauer (At the Church Wall)
  Etching and dry point. Plate date 1893; later impression 1946-1965. Von der Becke blindstamp lower right. References: Klipstein 19 vi/vib; Knesebeck 17 viib/viib.
  9-7/8 x 5-1/4 inches.
  [ 31262c]
  $650
• 
  Selbsbildnis am Tisch (Self-Portrait at a Table)
  Etching and aquatint. Plate date 1893, later impression 1963-72. Von der Becke blindstamp lower right. References: Klipstein 14vb; Knesebeck 21vib.
  7 x 5 inches.
  [ 31272c]
  $1200
• 
  Schlachtfeld (Battlefield)
  Plate 6 for Bauernkreig Suite (Peasant’s War). Soft ground etching, drypoint and aquatint. Plate date: 1907, Impression date: 1963-1972. Von der Becke blindstamp. References: Klipstein 96 xii/xii; Kneesebeck 100 xvb/xvb.
  16 x 20 inches.
  [31240]
  SOLD