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Battlefield by Käthe Kollwitz

Battlefield

Käthe Kollwitz · 1907

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DETAILS
Artist
Käthe Kollwitz
Date
1907
Medium
Etching and soft ground on paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
Plate: 40.2 × 52.7 cm (15 7/8 × 20 3/4 in.); Sheet: 54.8 × 70.2 cm (21 5/8 × 27 11/16 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
Germany
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Walter Paepcke
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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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