Die Gefangenen (The Prisoners) Preparatory Sketch Reproduction

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Name/Title

Die Gefangenen (The Prisoners) Preparatory Sketch Reproduction

Entry/Object ID

Akeley Archive 348

Description

Print reproduction of preparatory sketch for Plate 7 "The Prisoners" from Kollwitz's series Bauernkrieg (the Peasants War)

Type of Print

Lithograph

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Kathe Kollwitz

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Emil Richter

Date made

circa 1908

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

Germany

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

print front, bottom right

Transcription

K. Kollwitz

Material/Technique

Printed, In Artist's Hand

Type

Stamp

Location

print back, center

Transcription

[ERV]

Material/Technique

Stamped

Notes

Stamp on back is Emil Richter's collector stamp. He was the exclusive publisher of Kollwitz in the 1910s and 1920s. Work from the so called Richter Portfolio which had 25 works chosen by Kollwitz, this work was plate 2 in the series.

Type

Title, Signature, Number

Location

print back, bottom

Transcription

18. Kollwitz, Die Gefangenen, Studie von Bauernkrieg

Language

German

Translation

18. Kollwitz, The Prisoners, Study from Peasants War

Material/Technique

Written, Pencil

Dimensions

Height

15-1/2 in

Width

19-1/2 in

Web Links and URLs

https://nmwa.org/art/artists/kathe-kollwitz/

Provenance

Notes

Professor Edward Akeley (1894-1984) and Mrs. Anna Akeley (1904-2004), West Lafayette, Indiana; donated to Purdue University Archives; transferred to Purdue University Galleries