Käthe Kollwitz, Die Witwe - The Widow

            Käthe Kollwitz, Königsberg (Preußen) 1867 - Moritzburg bei Dresden 1945
Die Witwe - The Widow (1922)
Käthe Kollwitz Museum, Köln

Der Zyklus zum 1. Weltkrieg reflektiert Kollwitz’ Entwicklung zur Pazifistin. Rückblickend sah sie als eine der Ursachen des 1. Weltkriegs insbesondere die Bereitschaft von Müttern und Söhnen, sich für die Idee des Vaterlandes zu opfern. Bis weit in das 20. Jahrhundert hinein wurde die Aufopferung des 
eigenen Lebens für den Ruhm der Nation als Pflicht gegenüber der Gesellschaft erachtet.

Vor hellem Grund erscheint auf dem 4. Blatt die Gestalt einer jungen, schwangeren Frau, die ihre Hände schützend über ihren gewölbten Leib legt. Durch den Tod ihres Mannes steht sie nun allein und verlassen da. Ihre heruntergezogenen Mundwinkel zeigen ihre Trauer, ihr hilflos zur Seite gesunkener Kopf ihre Schutzbedürftigkeit.
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The World War I cycle reflects Kollwitz’s development as a pacifist. Looking back, she considered the willingness of mothers and sons to sacrifice themselves for the idea of the fatherland as one of the causes of World War 1.  Well into the 20th century, sacrificing one's life for the glory of the nation was considered a duty to society. 

The figure of a young, pregnant woman appears here against a light background, placing her hands protectively over her curved body. Because of her husband's death, she is now alone and abandoned. The corners of her mouth drawn down show her sadness, her head, helplessly sunken to the side, shows her need for protection. 
   

Taken in: Germany / Hesse / Frankfurt am Main / Bahnhofsviertel (show map)

Taken on: May 2, 2024

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