Käthe Kollwitz

Käthe Kollwitz

Käthe Kollwitz
(German, 1867–1945)
Lamentation, 1938-40
Bronze
10″ x 9 5/8″ x 4 1/2″
UWM Art Collection, 1974.192
Bequest of Blanche and Henry Rosenberg

In 1938, Käthe Kollwitz attended the funeral of her dear friend Ernst Barlach. Her mourning is expressed in the bronze relief “Lamentation” completed in 1940.

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