The Sacrifice (Das Opfer)

1922/1923

Dating: Date range
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: woodcut in black, reworked with white gouache, on japan paper [trial proof]
Dimensions: image: 37.2 x 40.2 cm (14 5/8 x 15 13/16 in.) sheet: 41.5 x 43.7 cm (16 5/16 x 17 3/16 in.)
Collection no.: 1947.7.67
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

The Sacrifice (Das Opfer) — Käthe Kollwitz. 1922/1923.

Medium: woodcut in black, reworked with white gouache, on japan paper [trial proof].

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 37.2 x 40.2 cm (14 5/8 x 15 13/16 in.) sheet: 41.5 x 43.7 cm (16 5/16 x 17 3/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1947.7.67. Rosenwald Collection.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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