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Käthe Kollwitz

German printmaker and sculptor (1867–1945)
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Käthe Kollwitz
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Summary

Käthe Kollwitz was born on July 8, 1867[1], in Königsberg[2]. She died on April 22, 1945[3], in Moritzburg[4]. She worked as a printmaker[5], draftsperson[6], lithographer[7], poster artist[8], and illustrator[9]. She ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,545 views/month, #6,913 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Kaliningrad[11]
  • Date of birth: January 1, 1867[12]
  • Date of death: January 1, 1945[13]
  • Place of burial: Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde[14]
  • Spouse: Karl Kollwitz[15]
  • Child: Hans Kollwitz[16], Peter Kollwitz[17]
  • Country of citizenship: Weimar Republic[18], German Empire[19]
  • Native language: German[20]
  • Occupation: sculptor[21], autobiographer[22], designer[23], graphic artist[24], painter[25], architectural drafter[26], artist[27], exlibrist[28], etcher[29], professor[30]
  • Field of work: printmaking[31], drawing[32], art of sculpture[33]
  • Position held: full professor[34]
  • Educated at: Académie Julian[35], Art Academy Königsberg[36]
  • Notable work: Woman with Dead Child[37]
  • Award received: Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[38], Villa Romana Prize[39]
  • Member of: Academy of Arts, Berlin[40], Berlin Secession[41]
  • Religion or worldview: Lutheranism[42]
  • Influenced by: Max Klinger[43], Max Liebermann[44]
  • Sex or gender: female[45]
  • Member of political party: Social Democratic Party of Germany[46]
  • Movement: Expressionism[47]
  • Genre: portrait[48], figurative art[49]
  • Commons category: Käthe Kollwitz[50]
  • Archives at: Deutsches Kunstarchiv im Germanischen Nationalmuseum[51], Archive of the Academy of Arts[52]
  • Catalog code: 127[53]
  • Start time: 1914[54]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Käthe Kollwitz include Käthe Kollwitz Museum Köln[55], Käthe Kollwitz Museum[56], Käthe Kollwitz House[57], Käthe Kollwitz Prize[58], and 8827 Kollwitz[59].

Why It Matters

Käthe Kollwitz has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] She is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

She has been cited as an influence by Nicolae Tonitza[62], a caricaturist[63], 1886–1940[64], of Romania[65], specialised in painting[66]; Sue Coe[67], a painter[68], b. 1951[69], of United Kingdom[70], awarded the Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award[71], specialised in painting[72]; and Fayga Ostrower[73], a painter[74], 1920–2001[75], of Brazil[76], awarded the Fulbright Scholarship[77], specialised in engraving process[78].

Entities named for her include Käthe Kollwitz Museum Köln[55], Käthe Kollwitz Museum[56], Käthe Kollwitz House[57], Käthe Kollwitz Prize[58], and 8827 Kollwitz[59].

FAQs

Where was Käthe Kollwitz born?

Käthe Kollwitz's place of birth was Königsberg[2].

Where did Käthe Kollwitz die?

Käthe Kollwitz died in Moritzburg[4].

Who was Käthe Kollwitz married to?

Käthe Kollwitz's spouses include Karl Kollwitz[15].

What did Käthe Kollwitz do for work?

Käthe Kollwitz worked as a printmaker[5], draftsperson[6], lithographer[7], poster artist[8], and illustrator[9].

Where did Käthe Kollwitz go to school?

Käthe Kollwitz was educated at Académie Julian[35] and Art Academy Königsberg[36].

What awards did Käthe Kollwitz receive?

Honors received include Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[38] and Villa Romana Prize[39].

Who did Käthe Kollwitz influence?

Käthe Kollwitz has been cited as an influence by Nicolae Tonitza[62], Sue Coe[67], and Fayga Ostrower[73].

Related Entities

British Museum German Empire International Institute of Social History Los Angeles County Museum of Art Max Klinger Max Liebermann Museum of Modern Art National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Victoria National Museum in Warsaw National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina Neue Nationalgalerie San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Städel Museum

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  35. [48] ↑ . Artnet. wikidata.org.
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  53. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [60] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [61] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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