| 724. Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945), "Frau mit übereinandergelegten händen", c. 1941; etching, 11.3" x 9", initialed and dated, with "57-73-6" , all in pencil; Ferdinand Roten Galleries (Baltimore) label verso. Important German printmaker. Kollwitz was first introduced to the prints of Max Klinger in 1888 by her instructor in Berlin, Karl Stauffer-Bern, and was so deeply impressed that she devoted her work entirely to this medium. She joined the Berlin Secession, and was appointed to a special teaching post at the Künstlerinnenschule. 1000-2000 |
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