The Widow I, from "Krieg," Pl. IV

Identification and Creation

Object Number: BR33.38
People: Käthe Kollwitz, German (Königsberg, East Prussia 1867 - 1945 Moritzburg, Germany)
Title: The Widow I, from "Krieg," Pl. IV
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1922-1923
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/225935

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Woodcut printed in black ink on cream wove paper

Technique

Woodcut

Dimensions

block: 36.7 x 21.6 cm (14 7/16 x 8 1/2 in.)
sheet: 67.5 x 53 cm (26 9/16 x 20 7/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: in graphite at l.r.: Käthe Kollwitz
inscription: l.l., graphite, handwritten, in artist's hand: B50/100
inscription: c. of lower edge, folded over, graphite, handwritten, German, in artist's hand: "Die Witwe" aus der Folge "Krieg"

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition: B50/100
Standard Reference Number: Klipstein 180

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Museum purchase
Accession Year: 1933
Object Number: BR33.38
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: sheet folded over at lower edge

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