Woman with Dead Child

Woman With Dead Child is a 1903 etching by Käthe Kollwitz. Its subject was influenced by her experiences in an underserved sector of Berlin as a physician's wife where disease and infant mortality rate were high.^[1] The image is often considered as Käthe Kollwitz's most famous depiction of war.^[2]

Woman with Dead Child (Frau mit totem Kind)
Artist	Käthe Kollwitz
Year	1903 (1903)
Medium	etching
Movement	Expressionism
Dimensions	54.5 cm × 70.3 cm (21.5 in × 27.7 in)

Content

The picture depicts a mother holding her child between the thighs. Her mouth is fixed on its chest in an effort to suck her child back inside her.^[3]

The artist used herself and her seven-year-old son Peter as models for this composition.^[4]