Käthe Kollwitz only started sculpting during the later part of her life, but her works from this period have become some of her most well-known. In both her painting and sculpting, she did a lot of self portraits. This is one example that was on display at the Kollwitz Museum here in Berlin. The collection is small, but the museum is definitely worth visiting, if you're ever in the city.
PS: Don't forget to take a look at Halcyon Travels for more from my trip to Israel.
PS: Don't forget to take a look at Halcyon Travels for more from my trip to Israel.
She clearly knew what to do. With art you have it or you don't no in-between. Thanks for showing.
ReplyDeleteGreat art/ work. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletegreat work! amazing she picked it up late in life!
ReplyDeleteShe did mainly drawing and painting before that. So she was an artist already, just not into sculpture.
DeleteSuch talent! I cannot imagine being able to sculpt a selfie!
ReplyDeleteThere is so much artistic talent in the world!
ReplyDeleteThis is a self-portrait? It's very expressive for sure!
ReplyDeleteIt's beautifully done Hal, just think all those years she wasted just drawing and painting.. kidding :)
ReplyDeleteOne heck of a selfie!
ReplyDeleteQuite striking!
ReplyDeleteA very talented lady!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful.
ReplyDeleteSelfies guarantee you always have a willing and cooperative model. But she's got loads more talent than the typical selfie-obsessed people today.
ReplyDeleteSelfie... LOL! It is indeed a selfie! :-)
ReplyDeleteThe ultimate selfie! :)
DeleteThis is a wonderful bust. She looks like a real person, perhaps the lady who sat near me in Starbucks today.
ReplyDeleteShe had a very interesting life. Though she came from a background of relative privilege, she married a doctor who was very keen on treating the poor and the working class. She used many of her husband's patients as models in her drawings and paintings. Her belief was that art should represent all types of people and she tried to use it for social change. A really remarkable woman, especially given the time period she lived in.
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