Saturday, March 19, 2022

'Never again war': Käthe Kollwitz's masterpieces

The German graphic artist used her art to advocate against social injustice, war and inhumanity. As war rages again in Europe, her work remains tragically relevant.




A call for the arts

German artist Käthe Kollwitz was born on July 8, 1867 as the fifth child of Katharina and Carl Schmidt in Königsberg (today Kaliningrad). She already knew as a child that she wanted to be an artist, but being a girl, she was denied access to formal art education.


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