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The Mothers
Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867–1945)
1921
Medium/Technique
Brush with black ink and opaque white watercolor on paper that has been cut and pasted onto a larger sheet in order to accommodate the artist's additions to the composition
Dimensions
Sheet: 45.4 x 58.8 cm (17 7/8 x 23 1/8 in. )
Credit Line
Frederick Brown Fund
Accession Number55.224
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On display at Museum of Modern Art, March 31, 2024 – July 20, 2024
On display at Museum of Modern Art, March 31, 2024 – July 20, 2024
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Nagel/Timm 0858
DescriptionPreparatory drawing for Plate 6 from the Seven Woodcuts on War (Klipstein 182)
InscriptionsIn graphite, l.r: Käthe Kollwitz / Zeichnung zu den Müttern; in another hand: 1887
Provenance1955, sold by the Galerie St. Etienne, New York, to the MFA for $275. (Accession Date: April 14, 1955)