Kathe Kollwitz Quotes

Genius can probably run on ahead and seek out new ways. But the good artists who follow after genius - and I count myself among these - have to restore the lost connection once more.
I do not want to die... until I have faithfully made the most of my talent and cultivated the seed that was placed in me until the last small twig has grown.
I want to cultivate the seed that was placed in me until the last small twig has grown.
It is my duty to voice the suffering of men, the never-ending sufferings heaped mountain-high.
Look at life with the eyes of a child.
No longer diverted by other emotions, I work the way a cow grazes.
To this day I do not know whether the power which has inspired my works is something related to religion, or is indeed religion itself.
While I drew, and wept along with the terrified children I was drawing, I really felt the burden I am bearing. I felt that I have no right to withdraw from the responsibility of being an advocate.

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Kathe Kollwitz
Profession
Artist
BirthDate
08 July, 1867
DeathDate
22 April, 1945
Country
Germany
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