Woman With Dead Child is a 1903 etching by Käthe Kollwitz. Its subject was influenced by her experiences in an underserved sector of Berlin as a physician's wife where disease and infant mortality rate were high.[1] The image is often considered as Käthe Kollwitz's most famous depiction of war.[2]
| Woman with Dead Child (Frau mit totem Kind) | |
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| Artist | Käthe Kollwitz |
| Year | 1903 |
| Medium | etching |
| Movement | Expressionism |
| Dimensions | 54.5 cm × 70.3 cm (21.5 in × 27.7 in) |
The picture depicts a mother holding her child between the thighs. Her mouth is fixed on its chest in an effort to suck her child back inside her.[3]
The artist used herself and her seven-year-old son Peter as models for this composition.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Käthe Kollwitz. Woman with Dead Child (Frau mit totem Kind). 1903". www.moma.org. October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ Skye Sherwin, Skye Sherwin (September 13, 2017). "Käthe Kollwitz: Portrait of the Artist review – a brooding tableau of trauma". The Guardian. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ Sherwin, Skye (September 13, 2017). "Käthe Kollwitz: Portrait of the Artist review – a brooding tableau of trauma". The Guardian. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ "Woman with dead Child, 1903". Käthe Kollwitz Museum Köln. Retrieved October 18, 2023.