Introducing Kathe Kollwitz, by Beyonce Hu

 

Kathe Kollwitz was born on July 8, 1867 and died on April 22, 1964. She lived in Königsberg, Prussia (Now part of Russia) and Mortizburg, Germany. 

Artwork: 

The Mothers 1921-2 (Medium- woodcut printmaking)

The Widow I 1921-2 (Medium - woodcut printmaking)

The Downtrodden 1900 (Medium- etching and aquatint on paper)

She is known for her very emotional and dramatic woodcut printmaking style that normally is black and white. She also did some bronze and stone sculpturing when she was older. And, she is associated with the Expressionism period. 

Quote: 

"It is my duty to voice the suffering of men, the never-ending sufferings heaped mountain-high." -Kathe Kollwitz

sources:

https://nmwa.org/art/artists/kathe-kollwitz/

https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/kathe-kollwitz-quotes