1867
Was born July 7, 1867 in Königsberg
1881
Art lessons with Rudolf Mauer
1886
Study of painting as a disciple of Karl Stauffer-Bern in Berlin
1888-1890
Study in Munich as a disciple of Ludwig Herterich
1901
Appointment to the Berlin Secession
1908
Decoration with the “Villa Romana Award”
1919
Member of the Prussian Academy of Arts
1928-1932
Direction of the graphical master studio at the Prussian Academy of Arts, Berlin
1936
Exhibition prohibition by the National Socialists
1943
Destruction of the Berlin-based studio by bombardments
1945
Käthe Kollwitz died April 22, 1945 in Moritzburg