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Preview image of work. etching on cream wove paper,  Sharpening the Scythe (from Peasant’s War) 18680

2009.16.493

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Sharpening the Scythe (from Peasant’s War)

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Artist

Käthe Kollwitz (1867 - 1945)

Title

Sharpening the Scythe (from Peasant’s War)

Creation Date

1905

Century

early 20th century

Dimensions

23 3/8 in. x 18 1/16 in. (59.37 cm x 45.88 cm)

Object Type

print

Creation Place

Europe, Germany

Medium and Support

etching on cream wove paper

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Pendexter

Copyright

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Accession Number

2009.16.493

Object Description

Per David P. Becker (April 2010): Posthumous printing.

Additional Media

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