Selbstbildnis (Self-Portrait)

A haunting and introspective self-portrait, this bronze sculpture captures Kollwitz's deeply lined and weathered face with raw emotional honesty, reflecting a lifetime shaped by grief, loss, and social struggle. Modeled over a decade and cast in the late 1930s, the work conveys a quiet dignity and unflinching self-examination that became a hallmark of the artist's practice. The somber weight of the casting medium reinforces the gravitas of a woman who bore witness to two world wars and channeled profound human suffering into enduring art.