KATHE KOLLWITZ 1867-1945
Konigsburg 1867 - 1945 Moritzburg (German)
Title: Woman with Bowed Head / Gesenkter Frauenkopf, 1905/1921
Technique: Original Hand Signed Etching and Aquatint on Japon paper
Paper Size: 52.7 X 43.3 cm / 20.7 X 17 in
Plate Size: 37.5 x 31.5 cm / 14.7 x 12.4 in
Additional Information : This Original Etching and Aquatint is Hand Signed in pencil by the artist "Kathe Kollwitz" at the lower right margin.
It is also contra-signed in pencil by the printer “O Felsing” (Otto Felsing) at the lower left margin.
Kathe Kollwitz worked on this plate from 1905.
This impression is the fifth state out of six states.
In this state previous inscriptions have been removed, and the plate has been burnished on all sides.
This edition was published by Alexander von der Becke in Berlin between 1931-41 and during the artist lifetime.
Other impressions of this print can be found in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, de Young Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, The National Galleries of Scotland, Portland Art Museum
Literature :
1. August Klipstein,. 1955. Graphic Work of Kathe Kollwitz: Complete Illustrated Catalogue. New York: Galerie St. Etienne.
Reference: Klipstein 77 V.a of V.b
2. Alexandra von dem Knesebeck. 2002. Kathe Kollwitz: Werkverzeichnis der Graphik. Bern: Kornfeld
Reference: Knesebeck 94 V of VI.b
Condition : Very Good Condition. Tape remains on verso. Light handling creases along margins.