Bowed Head of a Woman
Bowed Head of a Woman

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Bowed Head of a Woman,

1905

Käthe Kollwitz, 1867–1945; born Königsberg, Prussia (Kaliningrad, Russia); died Moritzburg Castle, Germany
2006-78

Information

Title
Bowed Head of a Woman
Dates

1905

Maker
Käthe Kollwitz
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 37.8 x 31.8 cm. (14 7/8 x 12 1/2 in.) sheet: 49.8 x 40 cm. (19 5/8 x 15 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Richard R. Schellenberger, Class of 1946.
Object Number
2006-78
Place Made

Europe, Germany

Marks/Labels/Seals
Dimensions marked along lower edge of sheet in graphite
Reference Numbers
Klipstein 77; Knesebeck
Culture
German, European
Type
etchings, prints
Materials
printing ink, wove paper
Techniques
etching (printing process)
Subject
figures (representations), portraits, women, heads

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