1897
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The End (Ende) is a 1897 graphite by Käthe Kollwitz, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a dark, cluttered room with three people and a sick child on the floor. The walls are rough wood, shelves hold jars and boxes, and sunlight barely comes through a small window. One person stands holding the child’s hand, another leans over the bed, and a third sits in shadow. The child’s small hand reaches out, while the room feels heavy with worry. This work was made using a mix of etching and aquatint, which lets the artist build deep shadows and textures. Next, look up etching to see how artists like Kollwitz create these detailed prints.
Käthe Kollwitz (German pronunciation: born Schmidt; 8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) was a German artist who worked with painting, printmaking (including etching, lithography and woodcuts) and sculpture.
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