The Weavers

Käthe Kollwitz German

1895–98

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Artwork Details

Title: The Weavers
Artist: Käthe Kollwitz (German, Kaliningrad (Königsberg) 1867–1945 Moritzburg)
Date: 1895–98
Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over some black chalk, with a touch of white chalk
Dimensions: Whole sheet 13 1/4 x10 1/2 in. (33.7 x 26.7 cm)
Drawing proper 11 13/16 x 8 in. (30 x 20.3 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Samuel C. Dretzin, 1965
Object Number: 65.259
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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