Käthe Kollwitz

Head and Hands of a Working Man

1921

Dating
Exact year
Held at
National Gallery of Art
Medium
charcoal on gray paper
Dimensions
overall: 50.2 x 65 cm (19 3/4 x 25 9/16 in.)
Collection no.
1943.3.5215
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

Head and Hands of a Working Man — Käthe Kollwitz. 1921.

Medium: charcoal on gray paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 50.2 x 65 cm (19 3/4 x 25 9/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1943.3.5215. 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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