Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945) Brustbild einer Arbeiterfrau mit blauem Tuch

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Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945)

Brustbild einer Arbeiterfrau mit blauem Tuch, 1903, published 1906 (Knesebeck, 75AIIIb). Signed "Käthe Kollwitz" in pencil l.r. Lithograph in blue and ochre on paper, image size 14 x 9 3/4 in. (35.5 x 24.6 cm),framed.
Condition: Margins 1 inch or more, toning, mat burn, slightly light-struck, hinged along upper edge.

Provenance: Sotheby's New York, Sale 8123, Lot 201, October 28, 2005; to a private Massachusetts collection.
Estimate $5,000-7,000

Two surrounds of mat burn, upper margin trimmed unevenly.


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