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Beim Dengeln

Print
1905 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

10th state etching entitled ''Beim Dengeln' or 'Whetting the Scythe'. A female figure is depicting half-length, sharpening a scythe very close to her face. Inscribed with facsimile signature 'Kollwitz' and stamped in ink, '1921'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBeim Dengeln (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching
Brief description
Etching by Kathe Kollwitz, entitled 'Beim Dengeln', Germany, 1905.
Physical description
10th state etching entitled ''Beim Dengeln' or 'Whetting the Scythe'. A female figure is depicting half-length, sharpening a scythe very close to her face. Inscribed with facsimile signature 'Kollwitz' and stamped in ink, '1921'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 29.8cm
  • Width: 29.7cm
Dimensions taken from PDP micromedia catalogue
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.553-1968

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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