Artist
Käthe Kollwitz
Made prints and sculpture about poverty, war and grief, lost a son in one war and a grandson in the next, and was expelled from the Prussian Academy by the Nazis.
Käthe Kollwitz was a German artist who worked with painting, printmaking and sculpture. Her most famous art cycles, including The Weavers and The Peasant War, depict the effects of poverty, hunger and war on the working class. Her early work was realistic, but became freer in later years. Kollwitz was the first woman not only to be elected to the Prussian Academy of Arts but also to receive honorary professor status.
- Born
- 1867-07-08, Kaliningrad, RussiaA Monday
- Died
- 1945-04-22, Moritzburg, GermanyA Sunday, aged 77
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- German Empire
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1867-07-08, Kaliningrad, Russia · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Kaliningradthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 15°44′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 12°21′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 11°48′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 24°29′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 9°25′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 7°19′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 17°35′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Cancer | 9°01′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aries | 15°02′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 15°51′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1945-04-22, Moritzburg, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 1°54′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 7°00′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 17°46′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aries | 21°19′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Pisces | 21°56′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 18°16′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Cancer | 5°49′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 10°51′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 4°20′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 7°54′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Käthe Kollwitz was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
