Käthe Kollwitz was a German artist who worked with painting, printmaking 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. Wikipedia
Born: July 8, 1867, Königsberg
Died: April 22, 1945 (age 77 years), Moritzburg, Germany
Children: Peter Kollwitz and Hans Kollwitz
Period: Expressionism
Grandchild: Jutta Bohnke-Kollwitz
Parents: Katherina Schmidt and Karl Schmidt
Artworks
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