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Tod und Frau

Print
1910 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

7th state etching entitled 'Tod und Frau' or 'Death and Woman'. A nude female figure is depicting full-length, sandwiched between the figure of Death who pins her arms back behind her, and a young child clawing at her breast. Inscribed with facsimile signature 'Kollwitz'.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleTod und Frau (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching
Brief description
Etching by Kathe Kollwitz, entitled 'Tod und Frau', Germany, 1910.
Physical description
7th state etching entitled 'Tod und Frau' or 'Death and Woman'. A nude female figure is depicting full-length, sandwiched between the figure of Death who pins her arms back behind her, and a young child clawing at her breast. Inscribed with facsimile signature 'Kollwitz'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 44.5cm
  • Width: 44.5cm
Dimensions taken from PDP micromedia catalogue
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.554-1968

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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