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An image of The prisoners by Käthe Kollwitz

Käthe Kollwitz

(Germany 1867–1945)

Title
The prisoners
Other titles:
Peasant war prisoners
The captives
Peasants' war: The prisoners
Alternative title:
Bauernkrieg: Die Gefangenen
Year
1908
Media category
Print
Materials used
etching and prepared ground
Edition
Klipstein 98
Dimensions

32.5 x 42.5cm platemark; 44.9 x 62.3cm sheet

Signature & date
Signed l.r. sheet, pencil "Käthe Kollwitz". Not dated.
Credit
Purchased 1956
Accession number
9234
Copyright
© Käthe Kollwitz, 1908/Bild-Kunst. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (3)

Nicholas Draffin (Australia, b.1943, d.1995) (Curator), The bitten image: European etchings from the collection, Domain, 1980, 16. no catalogue numbers

Nicholas Draffin (Australia, b.1943, d.1995) (Author), Prints in Germany 1880-1940, Domain, 1989, 6. no catalogue numbers

Renée Free (Australia) (Author), Modernism 1900-1950 - Prints and Drawings from the Collection, Sydney, 1994. no catalogue numbers

Exhibition history (5)

Purchases and Acquisitions for 1956, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 15 Mar 1957–31 Mar 1957.

The Bitten Image: European etchings from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 19 Jul 1980–14 Sep 1980.

The edge of the world, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 05 Jul 1985–25 Aug 1985.

Prints in Germany 1880-1940, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 28 Oct 1989–07 Jan 1990.

Modernism 1900-1950 - Prints and Drawings from the Collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 23 Jul 1994–25 Sep 1994.