Käthe Kollwitz
Mutter mit Kind über der Schulter (Die Darbietung)
before 1917 / 1961
Bronze
46 × 26 × 26 cm / 18 1/8 × 10 1/4 × 10 1/4 in
Signed, numbered "3/10" and with the estate stamp "H. NOACK BERLIN" on the reverse
Cast posthumously in 1961 Edition of 10 casts at Noack 1961-1967; There is another cast with the number 3/10, which was sold at Bassenge in 1993 (location unknown)
Catalogue Raisonné Seeler 2016 No. 15 I.B
Expertise
We thank Dr Annette Seeler for the confirmation of the authenticity of the work and for her information on the provenance and edition.
Provenance
Marlborough Fine Art Ltd., London (1967); L. Ehrlich, London (1967 - 1994 in family possession); Christie's, London (auction 13 Oct. 1994, lot 122); The Geoffrey and Fay Elliot Collection (1994-2022 in family possession)
Exhibitions
- Marlborough Fine Art, "Ernst Barlach – Käthe Kollwitz", London 1967
Literature
- Annette Seeler, "Käthe Kollwitz – Die Plastik. Werkverzeichnis", München 2016, Nr. 15 I.B
- Herwig Guratzsch, "Käthe Kollwitz, Druckgraphik, Handzeichnungen, Plastik", Bonn 1990, Nr. 16
- Hans Kollwitz (Hg.), "Käthe Kollwitz. Das plastische Werk", Hamburg 1967, Nr. 4
