Working Woman (with the Earring)

1910

Dating: Exact year
Held at: Art Institute of Chicago
Medium: Etching and soft ground etching in black on cream wove paper (discolored to tan)
Dimensions: Image: 31.8 × 23.8 cm (12 9/16 × 9 3/8 in.); Plate: 32 × 24 cm (12 5/8 × 9 1/2 in.); Sheet, sight: 32.8 × 24.8 cm (12 15/16 × 9 13/16 in.)
Collection no.: 2015.569
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Working Woman (with the Earring) — Käthe Kollwitz. 1910.

Medium: Etching and soft ground etching in black on cream wove paper (discolored to tan). Dimensions: Image: 31.8 × 23.8 cm (12 9/16 × 9 3/8 in.); Plate: 32 × 24 cm (12 5/8 × 9 1/2 in.); Sheet, sight: 32.8 × 24.8 cm (12 15/16 × 9 13/16 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

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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