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Kathe Kollwitz German Expressionist. Kathe Kollwitz Self Portrait Photograph 1910, Etching Kollwitz Biography. Art Movement Expressionism.
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Kathe KollwitzGerman Expressionist Kathe Kollwitz Self Portrait Photograph 1910, Etching Kollwitz Biography
Art MovementExpressionism Refers to art that uses emphasis and distortion to communicate emotion. More specifically, it refers to early twentieth century northern European art, especially in Germany c. 1905-25.
Study for Beggers, 1924Expressionistic -a work that communicates to the viewer an artist’s personal or emotional feelings about a subject.
"Killed in Action"(Drawing by Kathe Kollwitz, 1919) • Kathe Kollwitz lost her only son in the war (and later, in the Second World War, her only grandson).
Survivors, 1923Content is the message the artwork communicates. It is the meaning of the work.
Out of Work, 1909, Charcoal, 1909, 11"x17", National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Kathe Kollwitz (German) 1867-1945. The Mothers, 1921, Pen and brush, Boston Museum of Fine Arts.Assignment Worksheet