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Death Grabs at a Throng of Children
Kathe Kollwitz, 1934–1935
© DACS, London 2007
Black and white image, death is a skeleton in a cape flying down to grab two children while another child runs away in the background.
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Title of artwork, date
Death Grabs at a Throng of Children, 1934–1935
Date supported
2000
Medium and material
Lithograph (crayon)
Dimensions
50 x 42 cm
Grant
3400
Total cost
6800
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