Käthe Kollwitz
The Sweat of thy Brow
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About this Item
German 1867-1945
The Sweat of thy Brow
signed in pencil in the margin; inscribed with the title and dated 1935 on the reverse
etching and aquatint on paper
plate size: 32 by 46cm; 45,5 by 58 by 3cm including frame
Notes
This print is from the Peasants' Revolt [Bauernkrieg] series. One of many social upheavals during the Reformation in Germany, rather than being religious in nature, this revolt of 1522-5 was a protest against the poor living conditions of the peasantry.
Another impression from the edition forms part of the British Museum Collection, no. 1949.0411.3940.
