Käthe Kollwitz : a retrospective / Starr Figura, with Maggie Hire ; contributions by Kirsty Bell, Dorothy Price, and Sarah Rapoport.

New York : The Museum of Modern Art, [2024]

New York, NY : Distributed in the United States and Canada by Artbook/D.A.P. ; London : Distributed outside the United States and Canada by Thames & Hudson

©2024

247 pages : color illustrations, portraits ; 28 cm

Published in conjunction with the exhibition "Käthe Kollwitz" at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, March 31-July 20, 2024.

"In the early decades of the twentieth century, when many artists were experimenting with the language of abstraction and the leading figures were almost exclusively men, Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945) achieved unlikely renown for her figurative prints focusing on the hardships of women and the working class. Convinced that printed art was the most effective organ of social criticism, she developed into one of history's most outstanding graphic artists. This catalogue traces the development of Kollwitz's career from the 1890s until her death in 1945, showcasing approximately 120 rarely seen examples of her work in prints, drawings, and sculpture. In addition to highlighting the unprecedented way that Kollwitz asserted the female point of view as a necessary and powerful agent for change, the publication also explores her intensive, eversearching creative process. Essays examine crucial aspects of Kollwitz's art, career, and legacy, including her professional life and connections in Berlin, her groundbreaking approach to the subject of women's grief, and her work's reception in the US"-- Provided by publisher.

English

June 05, 2024

Includes bibliography (pages 236-243).

Exhibition catalogs.