Nachdenkende Frau (Thinking Woman)

Print

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Nachdenkende Frau (Thinking Woman)

Entry/Object ID

2026.09.143

Type of Print

Lithograph

Artwork Details

Medium

ink, Paper

Acquisition

Accession

2026.09

Source or Donor

Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Kathe Kollwitz

Role

Artist

Date made

1920

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Berlin

* Untyped Place

Germany

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

lower right below plate

Transcription

Kathe Kollwitz

Material/Technique

Pencil, Written

Type

Inscription

Location

lower right

Transcription

20.-

Material/Technique

Pencil, Written

Notes

likely the price of the work but not indicated if it was the krone (Austria) or the mark (Germany)

Type

Inscription

Location

lower recto

Transcription

87. Kollwitz Org. Litho

Material/Technique

Pencil, Written

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Sheet

Height

16-1/2 in

Width

13-1/4 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