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Käthe Kollwitz
Sign in to saveAlso known as Kathe Kollwitz, Käthe Schmidt Kollwitz, Käthe née Schmidt, Kaethe Kollwitz, Kėte Kolʹvit︠s︡, Käthe Schmidt, Kʻo-le-hui-chih, Kathe Schmidt
German printmaker and sculptor (1867–1945)
Käthe Kollwitz was a German printmaker and sculptor who created powerful works often depicting working-class struggles and human suffering during a turbulent era in European history. Her art matters because it gave voice to the experiences of ordinary people and remains influential for its emotional intensity and social commitment.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kate
- Family name
- Schmidt
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- German Empire
- Place of birth
- Kaliningrad
- Place of death
- Moritzburg
- Spouse
- Karl Kollwitz
- Occupation
- professor
- Position held
- full professor
- Educated at
- Art Academy Königsberg
- Political party
- Social Democratic Party of Germany
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- German
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Field of work
- art of sculpture
- Genre
- figurative art
- Movement
- Expressionism
- Image
- Denkmal für Käthe Kollwitz, Straße der Erinnerung, Berlin, 2013.jpg
- Work location
- Amsterdam
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- influenced by
- Max Klinger
- catalog code
- 127
- Commons category
- Käthe Kollwitz
- date of birth
- 1867-01-01
- date of death
- 1945-01-01
- relative
- Maria Matray
- Commons gallery
- Käthe Kollwitz
- member of
- Berlin Secession
- Commons Creator page
- Käthe Kollwitz
- place of burial
- Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde
- topic's main category
- Category:Käthe Kollwitz
- name in native language
- Käthe Kollwitz
- has works in the collection
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- birth name
- Käthe Schmidt
- point in time
- 1914-00-00
- end time
- 1918-00-00
- start time
- 1914-00-00
- P8168
- Zjitsjitsi
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Käthe Kollwitz, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Mother Kraus driving into happiness
Seated
Karl-Liebknecht memorial sheet
Standing worker with cap
Down with the abortion section!
Three Hungarians
Standing worker with cap
Woman with scythe
Self-portrait
Standing worker with cap
Never again war!
Home work
Demonstration
action
Memorial stone
Old Workers
Fallen
Mother at the bed of the dead child
Self-portrait
burrow
Working women, mothers breastfeeding your children
Self-portrait
Mourning parents
Captives, listening to music
“Germany’s children are starving!,” poster for international workers' assistance
Fallen
Pietà
Demonstration
War of war
Bread!
Letter from Käthe Kollwitz to Gerhart Hauptmann
Letter from Käthe Kollwitz to Gerhart Hauptmann
Letter from Käthe Kollwitz to Gerhart Hauptmann
Letter from Käthe Kollwitz to Gerhart Hauptmann
Letter from Käthe Kollwitz to Gerhart Hauptmann
Letter from Käthe Kollwitz to Gerhart Hauptmann
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Encyclopedic overview
Käthe Kollwitz ( German pronunciation: [kɛːtə kɔlvɪt͡s] born Schmidt; 8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) was a German artist who worked with painting, printmaking (including etching, lithography and woodcuts) and sculpture. Her most famous art cycles, including The Weavers and The Peasant War, depict the effects of poverty, hunger and war on the working class. Despite the realism of her early works, her art is now more closely associated with Expressionism. Kollwitz was the first woman not only to be elected to the Prussian Academy of Arts but also to receive honorary professor status.
Early life
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