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Die Mütter (The Mothers)
Die Mütter (The Mothers)

Die Mütter (The Mothers)

Alternate Titles
  • Mothers from the War Series
Artist (German, 1867 - 1945)
Date1922
ClassificationsPrint
MediumWoodcut
Dimensions13 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (34.3 x 40 cm)
Object number1975.039
Die Gefangemen
Die Gefangemen
Käthe Kollwitz
plate etched 1908, printed after 1948
Not (from Weberaufstand) or Misery (from the Weaver's Revolt)
Not (from Weberaufstand) or Misery (from the Weaver's Revolt)
Käthe Kollwitz
1897
The Call of Death (Ruf des Todes)
The Call of Death (Ruf des Todes)
Käthe Kollwitz
1934 - 35
After the Battle (Schlachfeld)
After the Battle (Schlachfeld)
Käthe Kollwitz
1921
Aufruhr
Aufruhr
Käthe Kollwitz
after 1948
Storm (Attack)
Storm (Attack)
Käthe Kollwitz
1905
Selbstbildinis mit der Hand an der Stirn
Selbstbildinis mit der Hand an der Stirn
Käthe Kollwitz
1910, published 1918
Selstbildnis
Selstbildnis
Käthe Kollwitz
1912
Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait
Käthe Kollwitz
printed after 1948
Begrüssung
Begrüssung
Käthe Kollwitz
1892
Sharpening the Scythe (Beim Dengeln)
Sharpening the Scythe (Beim Dengeln)
Käthe Kollwitz
1905 (restrike, 1921)
89. Mother-in-law. I have endured grim affliction,/ Hard chains at home,/ I say to anyone, that not even statues/ Of mothers-in-law are good.
89. Mother-in-law. I have endured grim affliction,/ Hard chains at home,/ I say to anyone, that not even statues/ Of mothers-in-law are good.
José Guadalupe Posada
1947