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Essay / Artistic analysis of the survivors, by Kathe Kollwitz
One of the elderly men has a shiny white beard that contrasts greatly with the woman's coat. In the upper right of the background there are two younger men silhouetted behind the woman, their eyes are covered in bright white bandages and they look like they need some form of counseling. the woman's part. Analyze Additionally, the artwork is only in black and white tones, which really intensifies the sadness and darkness. The facial expressions, the quality of the lines, the texture and the absence of color capture the deep emotion of the characters so convincingly. At the time the work was created, it was common to paint in a socialist style. Kollwitz did this precisely in all of his works in depicting social movements, peasant uprisings, the impact of war, and the lives of workers. His style can be further categorized by saying that it was a form of German Expressionism. This