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The Carmagnole by Käthe Kollwitz

The Carmagnole

Käthe Kollwitz · 1901

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DETAILS
Artist
Käthe Kollwitz
Date
1901
Medium
Etching and aquatint in brown on tan wove paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
Image: 52.5 × 33.9 cm (20 11/16 × 13 3/8 in.); Plate: 59 × 41.1 cm (23 1/4 × 16 3/16 in.); Sheet: 63.2 × 59.2 cm (24 15/16 × 23 5/16 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
Germany
Credit line
Margaret Fisher Endowment
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Käthe Kollwitz

Käthe Kollwitz was a German artist whose powerful prints, like 'The Weavers,' unflinchingly depicted the human cost of poverty, hunger, and war.

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