Scene from Germinal, Käthe Kollwitz
Käthe Kollwitz
Scene from Germinal
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Käthe Kollwitz

Scene from Germinal, 1893


Blatt
561 x 728 mm
Platte
239 x 528 mm
Darstellung
192 x 512 mm
Physical Description
Line etching, drypoint, and sandpaper
Inventory Number
SG 811
Object Number
SG 811 D
Acquisition
Acquired in 1916
Status
On display, Special Exhibitions

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About the Work

Émile Zola’s novel "Germinal", set in the coalmining milieu, inspired Kollwitz early on. In this atmospherically dense etching we join the protagonist Catherine in gazing at her two brawling suitors. The room, elongated in stage-like manner and claustrophobically low-ceilinged, mirrors Zola’s description of the confined mining shafts.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title
Scene from Germinal
Artist
Printer
Period Produced
Object Type
Physical Description
Line etching, drypoint, and sandpaper
Material
Technique
Geographic Reference
Label at the Time of Manufacture
Signiert unterhalb der Platte rechts (mit Bleistift): Käthe Kollwitz; bezeichnet unten links: vor der Verstählung
Signiert vom Drucker unterhalb der Darstellung links (mit Bleistift): O. Felsing Berlin gedr.
Captions Added Later
Bezeichnet unten rechts (mit Bleistift): 200,-; nummeriert unten mittig: 187
Verso Stempel der Städtischen Galerie, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2371c), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer
Watermark
  • Nicht vorhanden
Work Catalogues
  • von dem Knesebeck 19 III a (von IV)
  • Klipstein 21 III (von IV)

Property and Acquisition

Institution
Departement
Collection
Creditline
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Picture Copyright
Public Domain
Acquisition
Acquired in 1916

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25.04.2024