The Mothers | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: M10023
People: Käthe Kollwitz, German (Königsberg, East Prussia 1867 - 1945 Moritzburg, Germany)
Title: The Mothers
Other Titles: Series/Book Title: "Krieg, " VI
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1922-1923
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/255476

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Woodcut on cream wove paper

Technique

Woodcut

Dimensions

image: 34.3 x 39.8 cm (13 1/2 x 15 11/16 in.)
sheet: 51.5 x 56 cm (20 1/4 x 22 1/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: l.r., in graphite: Käthe Kollwitz
inscription: l.l., in graphite: 73/100
stamp: On verso: Printed in Germany

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Winslow Ames, Saunderstown, Rhode Island, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, March 28, 1941.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: vc
Standard Reference Number: K. 182

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Winslow Ames
Accession Year: 1941
Object Number: M10023
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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