Käthe Kollwitz made approximately fifty self-portraits. Her portraits are very direct and unflattering, which makes her self-portraits all the more intimate and intriguing.
Specifications
Title | Self-portrait |
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Material and technique | Etching and drypoint |
Object type |
Print
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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Location | This object is in storage |
Dimensions |
Height 154 mm Width 137 mm |
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Artists |
Graphic artist:
Käthe Kollwitz
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Accession number | L 1956/24 (PK) |
Credits | Purchased with the support of Lucas van Leyden Foundation, 1956 |
Department | Drawings & Prints |
Acquisition date | 1956 |
Creation date | in 1910 |
Material | |
Object | |
Technique |
Etching
> Manual
> Intaglio printing techniques
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Dry-point
> Engraving
> Engraved
> Manual
> Intaglio printing techniques
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
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Geographical origin | Germany > Western Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
Käthe Kollwitz
Königsberg 1867 - Moritzburg 1945
People are central to the work of the German artist Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945). Her drawings, prints and sculptures represent the darker side of society:...
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