This lithograph is based on a drawing that was probably lost in the bombing of Berlin in 1943. The print was exhibited at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam in 1916 at an exhibition that the artists’ society ‘Kunst aan het Volk’ (Art for the People) devoted to the work of Käthe Kollwitz.
Specifications
| Title | Self-portrait |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Lithograph |
| Object type |
Print
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 373 mm Width 292 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Graphic artist:
Käthe Kollwitz
|
| Accession number | L 1956/27 (PK) |
| Credits | Purchased with the support of Lucas van Leyden Foundation, 1956 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1956 |
| Creation date | in 1915 |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Lithograph
> Manual
> Planographic printing
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
|
| 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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