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The Weavers Cycle: March of the Weavers (from a set of 6 prints)

Käthe Kollwitz

Artwork Details

The Weavers Cycle: March of the Weavers (from a set of 6 prints)
1897
Käthe Kollwitz
etching on paper
13 11/16 x 19 7/8 in. (34.77 x 50.48 cm);8 5/16 x 11 ½ in. (21.11 x 29.21 cm);18 x 22 in. (45.72 x 55.88 cm)
Museum Purchase
1956/1.21

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Subject Matter:

In 1893, Kollwitz attended a performance of Gerhart Hauptman's The Weavers, which described an uprising of Silesian weavers brought about by industrialization in England. The play was banned due to its ties with a similar uprising in Berlin due to industrialization. Kollwitz's set of prints The Weavers' Revolt were created to depict the plight of oppressed migrant workers during Germany's industrialization.

Physical Description:

The scene depicts a group of figures marching in the foreground from the left to the right of the composition. A thin sliver of land can be seen in the background. A man in the center carries a scythe over his shoulder. A woman in the center right carries a child on her back.

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