Outbreak

Käthe Kollwitz's Outbreak exemplifies her powerful engagement with social issues, capturing the raw emotion of suffering among the working class. Created using techniques like engraving, etching, and aquatint, the work displays her mastery of printmaking tools on paper. While her early career leaned toward realistic genre painting, her style evolved into Expressionism, emphasizing emotional intensity. Kollwitz's work, including Outbreak, reflects her commitment to depicting human anguish and social justice through expressive, often stark visual language.