Old ideas die hard. We've had thousands of years of women having almost no rights. Parts of the world are in a struggle toward very basic human rights for women, and most of the world isn't even there yet. And it's going to take a long time to change these attitudes.
Kathe KollwitzTo 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 KollwitzBisexuality is almost a necessary factor in artistic production; at any rate, the tinge of masculinity within me helped me in my work.
Kathe KollwitzThere must be understanding between the artist and the people. In the best ages of art that has always been the case. 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