Accession Number1983/2.42
TitleSelf-portrait
Artist(s)Käthe KollwitzArtist NationalityGerman (culture, style, period)Object Creation Date1924Medium & Supportlithograph on paperDimensions 21 3/4 x 14.9 in. (55.25 x 37.94 cm);22 1/8 x 28 1/8 in. (56.2 x 71.44 cm);9 x 11 1/2 in. (22.86 x 29.21 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Jean Paul SlusserSubject matterThis is one of a number of moving and powerful self-portraits Kollwitz produced throughout her career. Greatly affected by the sadness she suffered in her personal life along with the poverty and misery that surrounded her in the aftermath of World War I, this work resonates with the grief and loss she suffered after the death of her son in the war, and reveals both a sense of quiet mourning and solemn resignation.
Physical DescriptionThree-quarter profile view of a woman’s face
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Keywords
Expressionism
Expressionist (style)
Figures
Portraits
head
heads (animal components)
modern and contemporary art
self-portrait
self-portraits