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Sleeping Woman with Child

Artist
Käthe Kollwitz, German, 1867–1945
Date
1929
Material
Woodcut
made in
Germany, Europe
Classification
Prints
Collection
Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
Current Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 11 3/4 x 14 1/8 in. (29.9 x 35.8 cm)
sheet: 16 1/8 x 20 in. (41 x 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
The Julian and Hope Edison Print Fund and Museum Shop Fund
Rights
Public Domain
Object Number
221:1992
NOTES
With incredible economy of line, Käthe Kollwitz depicted an intimate scene of a mother resting with her baby. It is a rare moment of peace among her subjects, most of which center on the war’s devastating impact on women and children. The artist’s youngest son was killed in World War I at age 18. This knowledge adds a layer of intensity to the image as a personal memory of loss.

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