Käthe Kollwitz. German. 1867-1945.
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Kopf einer Arbeiterfrau in Dreiviertel profil nach rechts. 1902-03. Lithograph. von dem Knesebeck 72.III.B.b. 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 (sheet 18 1/2 x 10 3/8). Only two other proofs known in the state; total known 12. A fine impression printed on heavy brown wove paper. Annotated "Collection Ludwig v. Erl" in pencil in the lower right-hand margin. Signed in pencil by the artist. Price upon request.
Maria und Elisabeth. Version III. 1928. Woodcut. Klipstein 234,Vb; von dem Knesebeck 249.vi.a. 14 1/4 x 13 3/4. Edition 150 in this state. Signed in pencil. A glowing impression on Japanese mulberry paper. $9,750.
This is the largest of the three prints that Kollwitz made on this moving interpretation of a religious theme. Elizabeth is on the left and Mary is on the right. Carl Zigrosser writes, "The story of the Visitation gave scope on the human side to the expression of tender camaraderie in the meeting of the two expectant mothers. It is one of the sweetest and lovliest of her prints without a hint of tragic implication." (Prints and Drawings of Kathe Kollwitz. New York: Dover, 1951) p. xvii. Illustrated: Minna C. and H. Arthur Klein, Kathe Kollwitz: Life in Art (New York: Schocken Books, 1975).
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