The Käthe Kollwitz Museum Köln is a museum in Cologne dedicated to the German artist Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945). Founded in 1985, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the sculptress' death, it is the largest collection of Kollwitz's works. Käthe Kollwitz is best known for her studies of characters in pure expressionist style and for her representations of human torment. Poverty, war, hunger and suffering are the themes she touched upon.
The museum's collection brings together a large number of etchings (about 500). The lithographs A Weavers 'Uprising (1893-1897), "Peasants' War" (1901-1908), the series of woodcuts "War" (1921/1922) and "Proletariat" (1925) and the later lithographed series " Death "(1934-1937). There are also numerous drawings: early drawings for the satirical magazine Simplicissimus, late works with leaves on the theme of death. There are also over 300 pencil and charcoal drawings on the themes of family, politics or war, love scenes and nudes from the so-called “Secreta” folder, self-portraits and portraits of workers. Of particular importance is the collection of plastic works, which includes all 15 bronze sculptures she made.
