Tanz um die Guillotine (The Dance of the Guillotine) Preparatory Sketch Reproduction

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Name/Title

Tanz um die Guillotine (The Dance of the Guillotine) Preparatory Sketch Reproduction

Entry/Object ID

Akeley Archive 350

Description

Reproduction of pencil drawing. Plate 9 of 24 from the Richter Portfolio. Preparatory sketch for Kollwitz's print "The Carmagnole"

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Kathe Kollwitz

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Emil Richter

Date made

circa 1901

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

Germany

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

print front, bottom right

Transcription

Kollwitz

Material/Technique

Printed, In Artist's Hand

Type

Signature, Title

Location

print front, bottom right

Transcription

Kollwitz, Tanz um die Guillotine [illegible]

Language

German

Material/Technique

Written, Pencil

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

Dimensions

Height

22-1/8 in

Width

15-5/8 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