When Did Kathe Kollwitz Die?

Käthe Kollwitz was a German artist who worked with painting, printmaking and sculpture. Her most famous art cycles, including The Weavers and The Peasant War, depict the effects of poverty, hunger and war on the working class.

What happened Kathe Kollwitz?

She moved first to Nordhausen, then to Moritzburg, a town near Dresden, where she lived her final months as a guest of Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony. Kollwitz died just 16 days before the end of the war.

When did Kathe Kollwitz son die?

WAR YEARS (1914-1918)

Käthe Kollwitz' younger son Peter was killed shortly after the outbreak of the First World War. Aged only 18, he died on 22 October as a volunteer in Belgium near Dixmuiden. The artist decided to create a memorial for fallen soldiers to honour her son and all war volunteers.