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Käthe Kollwitz

Woman with Bent Head (Gesenkter Frauenkopf)

1905

Dating
Exact year
Held at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium
Soft-ground etching
Dimensions
15 x 12 1/2 in. (38.1 x 31.8 cm)
Collection no.
50.591.1
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Woman with Bent Head (Gesenkter Frauenkopf) — Käthe Kollwitz. 1905.

Medium: Soft-ground etching. Dimensions: 15 x 12 1/2 in. (38.1 x 31.8 cm).

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

Credit line: Gift of Edward Fenton, 1950.

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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