Creator Biography
Otto Dix, German, 1891–1969 (artist).
George Grosz, German, 1893–1959 (artist).
Eric Johansson, German, active early 20th century (artist).
Käthe Kollwitz, German, 1867–1945 (artist).
Otto Nagel, German, 1894–1967 (artist).
Karl Völker, German, 1889–1962 (artist).
Heinrich Zille, German, 1859–1929 (artist).
Neuer Deutscher Verlag, German, active Berlin, early 20th century (publisher).
Preview
Creation Date
1924
Geography
Germany
Culture
German
Medium
Offset lithograph
Dimensions
13 3/4 × 9 3/4 × 1/8 in. (35 × 24.8 × 0.3 cm)
Credit Line
Purchase by the Department of Art History, 2025
Accession Number
2026.8
Description
A sales description included with this portfolio states: "Loose leaf portfolio of etchings housed in original black card folder with red tilting. This copy is from the reduced printing (w 9.75 in x h 13.75 in); the lithographs are thus not original (as the title states) but offset. The collection consists of one print each from the artists Otto Dix, George Grosz, Eric Johansson, Kathe Kollwitz, Otto Nagel, Karl Volker, and Heinrich Zille. Published during the 10th anniversay of the beginning of WWI, proceeds from the sales went to the International Workers Relief."
With this portfolio are two brochures for the exhibition Käthe Kollwitz: In Celebration of the 125th Anniversary of the Artist's Birth held from September 15th through November 7th, 1992 at the Galerie St. Etienne in New York.
Individual Digital Kenyon entries for the prints within this collection can be found at the following links:
(2026.8.1–2026.8.7)
Hunger: Beggar
Hunger: Hunger
Hunger: Untitled
Hunger: Bread!
Hunger: Worker Celebrating His 50 Years of Service
Hunger: Hunger
Hunger: Hunger
Sales Description
Kollwitz Brochure.pdf (21438 kB)
Kollwitz Brochure
Keywords
Department of Art History Collection, European, German, After 1800, Expressionism, World War I