1. Käthe Kollwitz
German, 1867–1945
Considered one of Germany’s most important early 20th-century artists, Käthe Kollwitz captured the hardships suffered by the working class in drawings, paintings, and prints. Her work begins in pre-war Germany and tells the story of the suffering of the working class people through out the times of war.

2. Self-Portrait, Drawing
1933
charcoal on brown paper

3. Kollwitz drew portraits of herself through out her life time
Kollwitz drew portraits of herself through out her life time. They show the hopeful youth and, as she became older, the effects of the war.

4. Self Portrait at Table
Chiaroscuro is the term used for this type of strong light. Kollwitz used this type of strong lighting in many of her portraits to show the emotions of the person she was drawing.

5. Working woman with Earing
1910