Lot # 23 - Käthe Kollwitz "Self Portrait" 1921 Etching Posthumous Impression $675

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Start Date/Time: 06-Oct-2026 7:00:00 AM
End Date/Time: 13-Oct-2026 7:22:00 PM
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Käthe Kollwitz "Self Portrait" 1921 Etching Posthumous Impression $675.

  • Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867–1945)
  • Titled “Selbstbildnis (Self Portrait)”
  • Etching originally created circa 1921
  • Identified by Davidson Galleries as a posthumous impression
  • Von der Becke embossed seal
  • References listed as Klipstein 155; Knesebeck 171 VI
  • Image size listed as 8 1/2" x 10 1/2"
  • Davidson Galleries documentation retained on reverse
  • Gallery label shows a former price of $675
  • Measures approximately 20 1/2" x 18 1/2"
Käthe Kollwitz (1867–1945) was a German artist known for powerful prints, drawings and sculptures centered on the human experience, including poverty, grief, war and working-class life. Her printmaking included etching, lithography and woodcut. This Self Portrait, originally created around 1921, demonstrates the heavily worked line and direct psychological character associated with her portraiture. This example is identified by Davidson Galleries as a posthumous impression bearing the Von der Becke embossed seal.

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