Käthe Kollwitz

Prisoners Listening to Music

1925

Dating
Exact year
Held at
National Gallery of Art
Medium
charcoal on wove paper
Dimensions
overall (approximate): 44 x 37.2 cm (17 5/16 x 14 5/8 in.)
Collection no.
1954.12.27
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

Prisoners Listening to Music — Käthe Kollwitz. 1925.

Medium: charcoal on wove paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall (approximate): 44 x 37.2 cm (17 5/16 x 14 5/8 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1954.12.27. 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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