Arts and Medicine
Kaethe Kollwitz's expressions of grief
Abstract
Kaethe Kollwitz (1867-1945), an artist born in Prussia, lived and
worked in Germany during a particularly tumultuous time. She
lived through World War I and died exiled in Morizburg at the
end of World War II; as a result, she experienced a great amount
of loss during both wars. Her losses included the death of her
youngest son Peter in Belgium which occurred towards the
beginning of the first war and her grandson Peter in battle on the
eastern front during the second war.
worked in Germany during a particularly tumultuous time. She
lived through World War I and died exiled in Morizburg at the
end of World War II; as a result, she experienced a great amount
of loss during both wars. Her losses included the death of her
youngest son Peter in Belgium which occurred towards the
beginning of the first war and her grandson Peter in battle on the
eastern front during the second war.
