Käthe kollwitz (born july 8, 1867, königsberg, east prussia [now kaliningrad, russia]â€died april 22, 1945, near dresden, germany) was a german graphic artist and sculptor who was an eloquent … Born in the prussian city of königsberg (now kaliningrad, russia) in 1867, käthe kollwitz established herself in an art world dominated by men by developing an aesthetic vision centered on women and … For the next 50 years she produced dramatic, emotion-filled etchings, woodcuts, and lithographs, generally in black and white but sometimes including touches of color.

Fiercely committed to portraying the plights of workers and peasants, käthe kollwitz rendered the grief and harrowing experiences of both historical and contemporary wars in the first decades of the 20 th … Kathe kollwitz (german, july 8, 1867â€april 22, 1945) was a painter and sculptor whose work was known for its depiction of the human condition, in often graphic detail. Curt glaser (berliner börsen-courier, 1927) käthe kollwitz’s complete works include thousands of drawings, almost 300 prints and posters, and about 40 sculptural works. She dealt exclusively with …