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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
Can be presented in the study room of the Graphische Sammlung (special opening hours)

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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.

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15.11.2024