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Death and Woman

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Death and woman (1910).

Artist

Name:: Kollwitz, Käthe
Dates:: 1867-1945
Country:: Germany

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Techniques:: Etching, Halftone Process
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Robarts Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Käthe Kollwitz
Author:: Kuhn, Alfred
Publisher:: Berlin: Verlag Neue Kunsthandlung, 1921
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Description:

A skeleton grabs a naked woman from behind and holds her arms in a lock as a child clings to her.

The caption reads in the original German: Tod und Frau (1910).

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{{cite web | title=Death and Woman | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/tod-frau/ | author=Kollwitz, Käthe | year=1921 | access-date=November 22, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}