Untitled

Untitled

Käthe Kollwitz

1937

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This sketch shows a person with their head tilted back, hands pressed against their face. Their hair is wild and tangled, and the lines are rough and uneven. The drawing is all in black and white, with dark shadows and smudged edges. The artist used quick, sketchy strokes to show emotion instead of fine details. The person looks upset or in pain, but the face stays mostly shadowed. Try looking up lithography to see how this print was made.

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