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Battlefield

A black and white, darkly lit scene of a hunched figure holding a bright light, exposing bodies on the ground.
© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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  • A black and white, darkly lit scene of a hunched figure holding a bright light, exposing bodies on the ground.

Date:

1907

Artist:

Käthe Kollwitz
German, 1867-1945

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Käthe Kollwitz

Title

Battlefield

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality)

Date

Made 1907

Medium

Etching and soft ground on paper

Dimensions

Plate: 40.2 × 52.7 cm (15 7/8 × 20 3/4 in.); Sheet: 54.8 × 70.2 cm (21 5/8 × 27 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Walter Paepcke

Reference Number

1957.21

Copyright

© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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