In God's Hands
1935/1936
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View on museum website →Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall: 35.5 x 31.8 x 8.6 cm (14 x 12 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CMC
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Hans W. Weigert in memory of Lili B. Weigert
Accession Number
1977.3.1
About the Artist
Käthe Kollwitz
Käthe Kollwitz (1867–1945) was a German artist whose powerful images of poverty, war, and maternal grief established her as the foremost practitioner of socially engaged art in early 20th-century Europe. Working primarily in printmaking—including etching, lithography, and woodcut—as well as drawing and sculpture, Kollwitz created works of raw emotional power that gave voice to the suffering of wor...