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Kathe Kollwitz. “It is my duty to voice the sufferings of men, the never-ending sufferings heaped mountain-high.". Cruelties of War. By Mrs. Romani and Mrs. Chen Periods 5&8. What Art Movement is she a part of?. Expressionism
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Kathe Kollwitz “It is my duty to voice the sufferings of men, the never-ending sufferings heaped mountain-high." Cruelties of War By Mrs. Romani and Mrs. Chen Periods 5&8
What Art Movement is she a part of? • Expressionism • Stressed the emotional and psychological expression of things. • In Käthe’s case, it was her reaction to the wars, working classes and mother and child bond. Kollwitz, Käthe. The Mothers from War, 1920-21 [woodcut]. MoMA, New York. Kollwitz, Käthe. War. 1920-21. Woodcut. MoMA, New York.
Kollwitz, Käthe. The Mothers, 1919. Charcoal on paper. MET, New York. Kollwitz, Käthe. Death with a Woman in His Lap. 1920-21. Woodcut. MET, New York. • High Contrast Black and White Print and Drawing. • The left is a portrait of two figures that are sitting down and leaning on one another and the right is portrait of four adults and five children gathered very close to one another. • Feelings of sadness, pain and loss are all present within these two works.
Analysis • Background • Middle Ground • Foreground • No Color, Gradients • Sense of Space is crowded, heavy Kollwitz, Käthe. The Mothers. 1919 . Charcoal on paper. Met, New York.
Cause and Effect (Flow Map # 2) • Relationship between title & subject matter. • A story of protection, loss & grief. • There is a direct relationship to the title, the subject matter and the artist’ life. The Mothers • Lost two sons in each of the wars • bond of Mother and child, cruelties of war, death)
Bibliography Gilbert, Rita. Living with Art. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1998.