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Description
- Accession Number
- 1949/2.59
- Title
- Child Run Over
- Artist
- Käthe Kollwitz
- Artist Nationality
- German
- Artist Life Dates
- 1867 - 1945
- Medium and Support
- softground etching on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1910
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Germany (nation)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Inscription
- Signed: Kathe Kollwitz
- Dimensions
- 25.3 cm x 32.3 cm (9 15/16 in. x 12 11/16 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification and Primary Object Type
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Printintaglio print
- Physical Description
- In the foreground, a man and a woman carry a child as they move to the left of the page. The man carries the child's body, while the woman holds the childs head. The man's face is turned towards the left, while the woman's head is bowed toward the child. The man and woman are dressed in dark clothes, while the child is shown in white. The child's arm hangs limp. A crowd of children is gathered in the background, looking at the three main figures.
- Subject Matter
- From 1910 onwards, Kollwitz's work focused less on social and political themes, and more on intimate human relationships. In her work, she often showcased personal suffering caused by widespread social problems due to city life. In 1903, Kollwitz's older son caught diptheria, and the threat of his death led her to use death as a major theme in her work, as shown here by a mother and father carrying their dead child.
- Primary Keywords
- children (people by age group)
- expressionist
- fathers
- mothers
- Secondary Keywords
- european
- european styles and periods
- modern and contemporary art
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- parents
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by age group
- people by family relationship
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- youth
- Rights
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System Metadata
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Image Size
- 1325 x 975
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Record
- 1949/2.59
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Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
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