Kathe Kollwitz Quotes

Look at life with the eyes of a child.
Kathe Kollwitz

Life, Eyes, Child

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.
Kathe Kollwitz

Small, Die, Last

I want to cultivate the seed that was placed in me until the last small twig has grown.
Kathe Kollwitz

Small, Last, Until

It is my duty to voice the suffering of men, the never-ending sufferings heaped mountain-high.
Kathe Kollwitz

Men, Suffering, Voice

No longer diverted by other emotions, I work the way a cow grazes.
Kathe Kollwitz

Work, Emotions, Longer

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.
Kathe Kollwitz

Religion, Power, Inspired

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.
Kathe Kollwitz

Good, Lost, After

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.
Kathe Kollwitz

Children, While, Felt

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Artist

Born: July 8, 1867

Died: April 22, 1945

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