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Käthe Kollwitz — Städtisches Obdach (Urban Shelter)
Käthe Kollwitz

Städtisches Obdach (Urban Shelter)

A poignant social commentary lithograph depicting urban homelessness and shelter by Käthe Kollwitz. The work demonstrates Kollwitz's commitment to capturing human suffering and social injustice through expressive printmaking.

Medium
Lithograph, on wove paper, with margins.
Spotted At
Auction House · Phillips

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October 22, 2020

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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Käthe Kollwitz, Städtisches Obdach (Urban Shelter)

A poignant social commentary lithograph depicting urban homelessness and shelter by Käthe Kollwitz. The work demonstrates Kollwitz's commitment to capturing human suffering and social injustice through expressive printmaking.

Medium
Lithograph, on wove paper, with margins.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Shelter, Expressionism, Social Commentary, Humanitarian, Urban, Wove Paper, Käthe Kollwitz, Human Rights, Lithograph, Figurative

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago