Artist
Käthe Kollwitz 1867 – 1945
About the work
This powerful and moving depiction portrays the despair of a mother who does not have enough bread to feed her two starving children.
The print appeared in 1924 as part of a series of seven lithographs by Otto Dix, George Grosz, Heinrich Zille and other artists in the portfolio ‘Hunger’, published by the International Workers’ Aid to mark the 10th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War. The proceeds from the sale were earmarked exclusively for the Artists’ Aid and children’s homes run by the Workers’ Aid.
Year
1924
Material / Technique
Lithograph (crayon, transfer)
Dimensions of the object
49 x 32,7 cm
Signature
sign. u. r.: Käthe Kollwitz; bez. im Stein: Brot!
Museum
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz – Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz
Inventory no.
KH 24-72
Access
1924 Acquisition from Paul Graupe, Berlin
Creditline
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz
Photo
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz/PUNCTUM/Bertram Kober
© gemeinfrei
Status
Not on display
Exhibitions
- Käthe Kollwitz, Druckgrafik. Kabinettausstellung, Städtische Kunstsammlung Karl-Marx-Stadt (Chemnitz) 24.01.1987 – 31.05.1987
- Spuren der Nähe. Käthe Kollwitz und zeitgenössische Fotografie, Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz – Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz 07.5.2026 – 30.8.2026
Catalog raisonné
Knesebeck 208 III
Year
1924
Material / Technique
Lithograph (crayon, transfer)
Dimensions of the object
49 x 32,7 cm
Signature
sign. u. r.: Käthe Kollwitz; bez. im Stein: Brot!
Museum
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz – Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz
Inventory no.
KH 24-72
Access
1924 Acquisition from Paul Graupe, Berlin
Creditline
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz
Photo
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz/PUNCTUM/Bertram Kober
© gemeinfrei
Status
Not on display
If you would like to use an image of this object for your publication or project, please feel free to contact our cooperation partner bpk Bildagentur or us.
Do you have any questions or comments about the Digital Collection?
Then send us an e-mail at archiv.kunstsammlungen@stadt-chemnitz.de
