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Plough-Puller and Wife, from the series Peasants’ War

Käthe Kollwitz German

1902

Not on view

Käthe Kollwitz was a German graphic artist best known for her often searing portrayals of the victims of poverty, hunger, and war in the first half of the twentieth century. The Expressionistic qualities of her work inspired many contemporary Chinese woodcut artists with Socialist leanings, such as Li Hua, whose work on the same subject is shown next to this moving depiction of the peasants’ woe.

Plough-Puller and Wife, from the series Peasants’ War, Käthe Kollwitz (German, Kaliningrad (Königsberg) 1867–1945 Moritzburg), Lithograph; printed black with beige tint-stone on Japanese paper, China — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Plough-Puller and Wife, from the series Peasants’ War

Artist: Käthe Kollwitz (German, Kaliningrad (Königsberg) 1867–1945 Moritzburg)

Date: 1902

Culture: China

Medium: Lithograph; printed black with beige tint-stone on Japanese paper

Dimensions: Image: 144 1/2 x 198 7/16 in. (367 x 504 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: On loan from the British Museum- Bequeathed by Campbell Dodgson

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