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Woman with Dead Child

Käthe Kollwitz (1867–1945)

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

Woman with Dead Child
Woman with Dead Child
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The stark, animal-like figure of a woman passionately embraces the corpse of a young boy. In 1914 this became reality for the artist when her younger son, the model for the dead boy, died in the early months of the First World War. The maternal grief for the dead boy signifies the artist’s hatred of wars and her pessimistic view of Germany at that time.

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Birmingham

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Title

Woman with Dead Child

Date

1903

Medium

etching on paper

Measurements

H 42.5 x W 49 cm

Accession number

BIRBI-2000.8

Acquisition method

purchased, 2000

Work type

Print

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The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands B15 2TS England

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Käthe Kollwitz

1867–1945

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