Käthe KollwitzGerman, 1867–1945Head: Self-Portrait
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Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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- Aug 19, 2026
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- 1930.155
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Meanwhile, in the life of Käthe Kollwitz
The whole life1910
First attempts at sculpture
In 1910 she made her first attempts at sculpture, a medium she continued to work in.
1910–1912
Simplifies her language under the influence of younger artists
Back in Germany she continued to exhibit and was impressed by her younger compatriots: the Expressionists, and after the war the Bauhaus artists, inspired her to simplify her means of expression. The new direction shows in works such as Runover (1910) and Self-Portrait (1912).
October 1914
A long depression after the loss of her son
The loss of her child began a stage of prolonged depression in her life.
22 October 1914
Her son Peter is killed at the front
Her younger son, Peter, was killed on the battlefield of the First World War. He is buried in Belgium, in the Vladslo German war cemetery.
