DETAILS
- Artist
- Käthe Kollwitz
- Date
- 1921
- Medium
- black chalk or charcoal? (rubbed in places)
- Location
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Dimensions
- [object Object]
- Collection
- Drawings
- Culture
- Germany, 20th century
- Credit line
- Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of Leona E. Prasse
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THE ARTIST
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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