The Widow From War Analysis

The artist I chose to write about was Kathe Kollwitz and the art I chose from her to write about is The Widow, from War (1921-22), published in 1923. This piece is in black and white like most of Kollwitz’s pieces. The woman has her head tilted down; she looks sad and possibly depressed. Her hands are worn and rough and one can tell she has worked hard during her life. Her belly is large indicating the woman is pregnant. The title “The Widow” leaves us to believe her husband has passed away. The Widow is pregnant and alone. She is going to have to have her baby all alone. The child will grow up without a father. The widow probably lost her husband in World War I. The Widow was created after World War I and many women lost their husbands, fathers to their children, mothers lost their sons, and families were left in complete ciaos and torn apart. Plenty of women and children lost their husbands and fathers during the World War I and II. I am pregnant now with my third child. I don’t ever want to have to think about losing my husband or the father of my children. This widow will have to go through the labor and pains of having a child knowing that child will grow up fatherless. This woman is so sad and depressed and has every right to be. …show more content…
When I first started taking this class and even before I started taking this class when I thought of art I thought of beautiful bright pictures and now black and white pictures are just as important and can say just as much if not more than bright pretty paintings. This piece draws to me. I think if it was in color then it would be less defining. It might show color and show the woman lighten up or brighter than it does not when in reality she is far from light. She really is dark and grieving and has no way of showing