We are excited to announce our new exhibition of Kathe Kollowitz "Peasant War" series. This series of seven prints represents the brutal treatment of peasants in sixteenth-century Germany, their rise to revolution and battle, and their subsequent humiliation and death. Although based on historic events, the series anticipates tragedies that unfolded across Europe during the first half of the twentieth century. The works in the series are: 1. Die Pflüger / The Plowing; 2. Vergewaltigt / Raped; 3. Beim Dengeln / Sharpening the Scythe; 4. Bewaffnung in einem Gewölbe / Armng in a Vault; 5. Lorsbruch / Outbreak; 6. Schlachtfeld / After the Battle; and 7. Die Gefangenen / The Prisoners.
Kollwitz is known as one of the most iconic German Expressionists because of her wrenching subject matter and gritty technique. Many of her prints deal with the cultural mentality to war and hardship.
The Trout Gallery is hosting an opening reception this Friday from 5-7 PM. Come join us as we celebrate this amazing exhibition of one of the most notable German expressionists! This exhibition is the curatorial project of Courtney Rogers '17.
For more information, go to http://www.troutgallery.org/exhibitions/detail/42
