Portrait of the Artist: Käthe Kollwitz
Käthe Kollwitz was a leading German artist, whose work spanned the end of the 19th century and both World Wars.
Not as well known in Britain as her male contempories Otto Dix and George Grosz, she comes from the same socially critical tradition and her keen interest in politics is reflected in all her work.
In the exhibition powerful woodcuts and prints depict the realities of hunger, motherhood, death and bereavement and offer us an insight into the experience and struggle of working people during one of Germany’s most turbulent periods.