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The scene depicts a group of figures marching in the foreground from the left to the right of the composition. A thin sliver of land can be seen in the background. A man in the center carries a scythe over his shoulder. A woman in the center right carries a child on her back.
Käthe Kollwitz
The Weavers Cycle: March of the Weavers (from a set of 6 prints)
etching on paper
8 3/8 in x 11 5/8 in (21.27 cm x 29.53 cm);13 3/4 in x 19 15/16 in (34.92 cm x 50.64 cm)
Museum Purchase
Käthe Kollwitz
Self-Portrait
lithograph on paper
13 3/4 x 10 in. (34.92 x 25.4 cm);22 1/4 x 18 1/16 in. (56.36 x 45.88 cm)
Museum Purchase
A woman reaches out for a baby in the arms of another figure. The baby leans toward her. Her facial expression indicates happiness. 
Käthe Kollwitz
Family
lithograph on paper
8 7/8 in x 12 3/8 in (22.54 cm x 31.43 cm);15 13/16 in x 20 1/16 in (40.16 cm x 50.96 cm);18 1/8 in x 22 1/8 in (46.04 cm x 56.2 cm)
Museum Purchase
A woman sits on the edge of a bed in which a figure lays. A child stands next to the woman. A chair with a bag on it sits in the right bottom corner.
Käthe Kollwitz
Visit to the Hospital
woodcut on Japan paper
10 ⅞ in x 14 ⅛ in (27.62 cm x 35.88 cm);12 3/10 in x 16 ¼ in (31.27 cm x 41.28 cm);18 ⅛ in x 22 ⅛ in (46.04 cm x 56.2 cm)
Museum Purchase
In the foreground, a man and a woman carry a child as they move to the left of the page. The man carries the child's body, while the woman holds the childs head. The man's face is turned towards the left, while the woman's head is bowed toward the child. The man and woman are dressed in dark clothes, while the child is shown in white. The child's arm hangs limp. A crowd of children is gathered in the background, looking at the three main figures.
Käthe Kollwitz
Child Run Over
softground etching on paper
9 15/16 in x 12 11/16 in (25.24 cm x 32.23 cm);9 15/16 in x 12 11/16 in (25.24 cm x 32.23 cm)
Museum Purchase
Käthe Kollwitz
Mary and Elizabeth
woodcut on Japan paper
15 5/8 x 17 13/16 in. (39.69 x 45.24 cm);22 1/8 x 28 1/8 in. (56.2 x 71.44 cm);13 3/4 x 14 9/16 in. (34.92 x 36.99 cm)
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
This etching is a portrait of a woman; just her face is visible. The background is almost solidly black, and the darkness encrouches on the portrait. The woman looks off the left of the page, and a small earring is visible on her right ear. The print is signed in pencil (l.r.) "Kathe Kollwitz".
Käthe Kollwitz
Arbeitsfrau mit dem Ohrring
etching on paper
23 1/8 in x 17 11/16 in (58.74 cm x 44.93 cm)
Gift of the Marvin Felheim Collection
Käthe Kollwitz
Self-Portrait at the Table
aquatint and etching on paper
7 in x 5 in (17.78 cm x 12.7 cm);7 in x 5 in (17.78 cm x 12.7 cm);6 5/8 in x 4 13/16 in (16.83 cm x 12.22 cm);19 5/16 in x 14 5/16 in (49.05 cm x 36.35 cm)
Gift of Edwin M. Otterbourg
Käthe Kollwitz
'Bauernkrieg' (Peasant War Cycle). Losbruch (Outbreak)
aquatint and etching on paper
22 1/16 in x 28 11/16 in (56.04 cm x 72.87 cm);27 15/16 in x 32 ⅛ in (70.96 cm x 81.6 cm)
Museum Purchase
Käthe Kollwitz
The Downtrodden (Zertretene)
aquatint and etching on paper
11 3/4 x 9 5/8 in. (29.85 x 24.45 cm);11 3/4 x 9 5/8 in. (29.85 x 24.45 cm);19 5/16 x 14 1/4 in. (49.05 x 36.2 cm)
Gift of Edwin M. Otterbourg
Three-quarter profile view of a woman’s face
Käthe Kollwitz
Self-portrait
lithograph on paper
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)
Bequest of Jean Paul Slusser
Christian Rohlfs
Spaziergaenger (Man with Cane)
woodcut on paper
16 11/16 in. x 11 3/16 in. x 3/4 in. ( 42.39 cm x 28.42 cm x 1.91 cm )
Gift of Gilbert M. Frimet

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34 Collection Object Sources

Self-Portrait (1950/1.171)
Family (1949/2.58)
Child Run Over (1949/2.59)
Self-portrait (1983/2.42)
Juggler (1951/2.62)
Prophet Writing (1950/1.161)
The Grandmother (1949/1.170)

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