Charcoal drawing. Signed and dated in lower right. On laid paper (with the watermark). 55.5 x 43 cm. , size of sheet.
With a discarded charcoal drawing on the reverse. The work presumably shows Käthe Kollwitz' older brother Conrad Schmidt. [SM].
- Käthe Kollwitz is one of the most important German artists of the 20th century. - The Städel Museum in Frankfurt am Main honors the artist with a comprehensive exhibition from March 20 to June 9, 2024. - An expressive and detailed composition that testifies to Kollwitz' quality as a draughtswoman.
LITERATURE: Otto Nagel, Werner Timm, Käthe Kollwitz. Die Handzeichnungen, Berlin 1972, no. 572a. -- Lempertz, Cologne, 558. auction on May 21, 1977, lot 325.
