Artist
Käthe Kollwitz 1867 – 1945
About the work
The etching ‘Uprising‘ is the earliest result of the artist’s artistic engagement with the theme of the German Peasants’ War. Created three years before work began on the series of prints, the original title of this sheet was ‘Peasants’ War’ and was later renamed. Käthe Kollwitz wrote about it in 1921: After I created the small sheet with the woman hovering, the same theme occupied my mind for quite a while and I was hoping to be able to represent it in such a way that I could finish it.’
Year
1899
Material / Technique
Etching (line etching, drypoint, aquatint, brush etching, sandpaper, some roulette)
Dimensions of the object
39,4 x 52,2 cm
Signature
sign. u. r.: Käthe Kollwitz; handschriftliche Signatur des Druckers u. l.: O. Felsing Berlin gedr.
Museum
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz – Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz
Inventory no.
KH 248
Access
1913 Acquisition from Emil Richter, Dresden
Creditline
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz
© gemeinfrei
Status
Not on display
Exhibitions
- Käthe Kollwitz, Druckgrafik. Kabinettausstellung, Städtische Kunstsammlung Karl-Marx-Stadt (Chemnitz) 24.01.1987 – 31.05.1987
- Kunst um 1900. Brüche und Widersprüche , Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz – Museum Gunzenhauser 23.10.2021 – 15.05.2022
Catalog raisonné
Knesebeck 46 VI
Year
1899
Material / Technique
Etching (line etching, drypoint, aquatint, brush etching, sandpaper, some roulette)
Dimensions of the object
39,4 x 52,2 cm
Signature
sign. u. r.: Käthe Kollwitz; handschriftliche Signatur des Druckers u. l.: O. Felsing Berlin gedr.
Museum
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz – Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz
Inventory no.
KH 248
Access
1913 Acquisition from Emil Richter, Dresden
Creditline
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz
© gemeinfrei
Status
Not on display
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