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Käthe Kollwitz
German artist (1867–1945)
Käthe Kollwitz (German pronunciation:[kɛːtəkɔlvɪt͡s] born as Schmidt; 8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945)[3] was a German artist who worked with painting, printmaking (including etching, lithography and woodcuts) and sculpture.
Her most famous art cycles, including The Weavers and The Peasant War, depict the effects of poverty, hunger and war on the working class.[4][5] Despite the realism of her early works, her art is now more closely associated with Expressionism.[6] Kollwitz was the first woman not only to be elected to the PrussianAcademy of Arts but also to receive honorary professor status.[7]
Life and work
Youth
Kollwitz was born in Königsberg, Prussia, as the fifth child in her family.
Her father, Karl Schmidt, was a Social Democrat who became a mason and house builder. Her mother, Katherina Schmidt, was the daughter of Julius Rupp,[8] a Lu