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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M10023
People
Käthe Kollwitz, German (Königsberg, East Prussia 1867 - 1945 Moritzburg, Germany)
Title
The Mothers
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: "Krieg, " VI
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1922-1923
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/255476

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodcut on cream wove paper
Technique
Woodcut
Dimensions
image: 34.3 x 39.8 cm (13 1/2 x 15 11/16 in.)
sheet: 51.5 x 56 cm (20 1/4 x 22 1/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: l.r., in graphite: Käthe Kollwitz
  • inscription: l.l., in graphite: 73/100
  • stamp: On verso: Printed in Germany

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Winslow Ames, Saunderstown, Rhode Island, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, March 28, 1941.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
vc
Standard Reference Number
K. 182

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Winslow Ames
Copyright
© Estate of Käthe Kollwitz, Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Accession Year
1941
Object Number
M10023
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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