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KATHE KOLLWITZ German 1867-1945 Charcoal on Paper

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KATHE KOLLWITZ German 1867-1945 Charcoal on Paper
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Charcoal on paper, featuring drawing of children. Signed and attr. Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945), signature on lower left margin. Stamped on verso. 15.7 x 11.8 in. (42 x 30 cm). Käthe Kollwitz was a German artist, who worked with painting, printmaking (including etching, lithography and woodcuts) and sculpture. Her most famous art cycles, including The Weavers and The Peasant War, depict the effects of poverty, hunger, and war on the working class. Despite the realism of her early works, her art is now more closely associated with Expressionism. Kollwitz was the first woman elected to the Prussian Academy of Arts. PROVENANCE: Private estate (Perugia, Italy)