Nachdenkende Frau (Thoughtful Woman)

Print

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Nachdenkende Frau (Thoughtful Woman)

Entry/Object ID

2026.09.26

Description

Self portrait of artist

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

Manufacturer

Emil Richter

Date made

1920

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Dresden

* Untyped Place

Germany

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature, Date

Location

lower right in plate

Transcription

Kathe Kollwitz 1916

Material/Technique

Printed

Dimensions

Dimension Description

sheet

Height

14 in

Width

12 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

Exhibition

The World Is Round: Selections From the Anna Akeley Collection (2025)