Die Mutters (The Mothers) Preparatory Sketch Reproduction

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Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Die Mutters (The Mothers) Preparatory Sketch Reproduction

Entry/Object ID

Akeley Archive 347

Description

Print of a preparatory sketch for die mutters form the Krieg portfolio.

Type of Print

Lithograph

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Kathe Kollwitz

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Emil Richter

Date made

1918

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

Germany

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature, Date

Location

print front, bottom right

Transcription

Kollowitz 1918

Material/Technique

Printed, In Artist's Hand, Written

Type

Inscription, Title, Date

Location

print front, bottom right corner

Transcription

Kollwitz. Kreidezeichnung 1918 Die Mutter

Language

German

Translation

Kollwitz. Chalk drawing 1918 The Mothers

Material/Technique

Written, Pencil

Type

Chop, Stamp, Monogram

Location

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

Inscription

Location

mat board, inside top left

Transcription

[illegible: Voll, Christian. Professor.]

Material/Technique

Pencil, Written

Dimensions

Height

15-5/8 in

Width

22-3/4 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