Käthe Kollwitz
Die Eltem (The Parents)

ArtistGerman, 1867–1945
CultureGerman
Titles
  • Die Eltem (The Parents)
  • from the series Krieg (War)
Date1921–1922
MediumWoodcut on wove paper, version c/d, state V/V, edition 89/100
DimensionsBlock: 14 3/4 × 17 1/4 in. (37.5 × 43.8 cm)
Sheet: 18 3/4 × 25 1/2 in. (47.6 × 64.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Craig S. Calvert
Object number2023.453
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ProvenanceThe artist and/or publisher, 1923; [Allinson Gallery, Inc., Storrs, CT, by 2008]; Craig Calvert, Houston, 2008-2023; donated to MFAH, 2023.
Exhibition HistoryN/A
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Editioned in graphite, below block, left bottom edge: 89/100
Recto: Signed in graphite, below block, right bottom edge: Kathe Kollwitz [cursive]
Verso: [inaccessible]

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Catalogue raisonnéKnesebeck 174 V/V

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