id:			138357
accession number:	1962.291.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1962.291.a
updated:		2025-08-07 22:26:40.953000

Pregnant Woman Contemplating Suicide (recto), c. 1926. Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867–1945). Black chalk or charcoal? (rubbed in places); sheet: 64.3 x 49.7 cm (25 5/16 x 19 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of Leona E. Prasse 1962.291.a

title:				Pregnant Woman Contemplating Suicide (recto)
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creation date:			c. 1926
creation date earliest:		1921
creation date latest:		1931
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creditline:			Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of Leona E. Prasse
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culture:	Germany, 20th century
technique:	black chalk or charcoal? (rubbed in places)
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - German
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867–1945)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 64.3 x 49.7 cm (25 5/16 x 19 9/16 in.)
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	description:	beige(1) wove paper
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	signed, lower right, in graphite: Kathe Kollwitz
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Utopia and Alienation: German Art and Expressionsim, 1900-1935
	opening date:   1999-09-05T00:00:00
	<i>Utopia and Alienation: German Art and Expressionsim, 1900-1935</i>. Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (organizer) (September 5-December 17, 1999).

	title:		Graphic Discontent: German Expressionism on Paper
	opening date:   2018-01-14T05:00:00
	<i>Graphic Discontent: German Expressionism on Paper</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 14-May 27, 2018).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Private Collection, Boston
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	[Robert M. Light, Boston (departmental cataloguing sheet)]; Private Collection, Boston (according to departmental card)
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IMAGES

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