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K‰the Kollwitz, artist
German, 1867 - 1945
Die Freiwilligen (The Volunteers), second plate in the series Krieg (War), 1922 - 1923
Woodcut
34.8 x 49 cm (image)
Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts purchase, funds from Alfred Fromm 1960.85.24

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Artist Biography: Born SCHMIDT. Graphic artist and sculptor. Eloquent advocate for victims of social injustice, war, and inhumanity. ~~Reference: Klipstein, August. The Graphic Work of K‰the Kollwitz. (Bern: Klipstein & Co., 1955)~

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