Kete Kolwitz (1867 - 1945)
1867-07-08Königsberg, Germany1945-04-22Moritzburg, GermanyGermany
Kete Kolwitz
Käthe Kollwitz (born as Schmidt) was a German artist who worked with painting, printmaking (including etching, lithography and woodcuts) and sculpture. Her most famous art cycles, including The Weavers and The Peasant War, depict the effects of poverty, hunger and war on the working class. Despite the realism of her early works, her art is now more closely associated with Expressionism. Kollwitz was the first woman not only to be elected to the Prussian Academy of Arts but also to receive honorary professor status.
Date and place of birt: | 8 july 1867, Königsberg, Germany |
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Date and place of death: | 22 april 1945, Moritzburg, Germany |
Nationality: | Germany |
Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Engraver, Graphic artist, Painter, Sculptor |
Art school / group: | Free secession |
Genre: | Figurative art, Genre art, Portrait |
Art style: | Expressionism, German Expressionism |