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Aufruhr

Print
1899 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Etching entitled 'Aufruhr', meaning 'Uprising', 8th state. A group of people are depicting marching with scythes and flags. There is a sense of extreme desperation and determination about the figures, above whom floats a figure of a naked woman, turning to the left open-mouthed.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleAufruhr (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching
Brief description
Etching by Kathe Kollwitz, entitled 'Aufruhr', Germany, 1899.
Physical description
Etching entitled 'Aufruhr', meaning 'Uprising', 8th state. A group of people are depicting marching with scythes and flags. There is a sense of extreme desperation and determination about the figures, above whom floats a figure of a naked woman, turning to the left open-mouthed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 29.5cm
  • Width: 32.2cm
Dimensions taken from PDP micromedia catalogue
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.550-1968

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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