The Weavers

1895–98

Dating: Date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over some black chalk, with a touch of white chalk
Dimensions: Whole sheet 13 1/4 x10 1/2 in. (33.7 x 26.7 cm) Drawing proper 11 13/16 x 8 in. (30 x 20.3 cm)
Collection no.: 65.259
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Weavers — Käthe Kollwitz. 1895–98.

Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over some black chalk, with a touch of white chalk. Dimensions: Whole sheet 13 1/4 x10 1/2 in. (33.7 x 26.7 cm) Drawing proper 11 13/16 x 8 in. (30 x 20.3 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Samuel C. Dretzin, 1965.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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