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Plough-Puller and Wife, from the series Peasants’ War
Käthe Kollwitz German
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.
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