Battlefield (Plate #6 of the series "Bauernkrieg")
Battlefield (Plate #6 of the series "Bauernkrieg")

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Battlefield (Plate #6 of the series "Bauernkrieg")

Käthe Kollwitz, 1867–1945; born Königsberg, Prussia (Kaliningrad, Russia); died Moritzburg Castle, Germany
x1959-16

Information

Title
Battlefield (Plate #6 of the series "Bauernkrieg")
Maker
Käthe Kollwitz
Medium
etching and soft ground etching; aquatint indark green ink
Dimensions
plate: 40.8 x 52.7 cm (16 1/16 x 20 3/4 in.) sheet: 45 x 61 cm (17 11/16 x 24 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Laura P. Hall Memorial Fund
Object Number
x1959-16
Inscription
signed in pencil at bottom right corner of plate; dated 1921 in plate above signature
Culture
European
Type
prints

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