ID 1108819
Lot 20 | Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945)
Estimate value
£ 1 500 – 2 500
Two autograph letters signed, Berlin, 24 January 1922 and 23 October 1932
Autograph letter signed (‘Käthe Kollwitz’) to ‘Herr [Adolph] Meyerdiercks’, Berlin, 24 January 1922; autograph letter in two hands signed (‘Käthe Kollwitz’) and (‘Karl Kollwitz’) to an unknown recipient (?‘Frau Zadets’), Berlin, 23 October 1932. In German. 6½ pages, 179 x 145mm and 184 x 143mm, bifolia. Provenance: 1) Roy Davids Ltd., 25 May 1998; 2) J.A. Stargadt, 10-11 June 1980, lot 631.
Letters from Käthe Kollwitz and her husband Karl. In the letter of 23 October 1932, Käthe and Karl Kollwitz write shortly after the death of the Käthe's older brother, the Social-Democratic economist and journalist Conrad Schmidt (d. 14 October 1932), thanking the recipient for her words at the funeral.
| Artist: | Kete Kolwitz (1867 - 1945) |
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| Place of origin: | Germany |
| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
| Artist: | Kete Kolwitz (1867 - 1945) |
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| Place of origin: | Germany |
| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
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