Sándor Járay
Portrait of Austrian actor Alexander Moissi
Model circa 1915 (?)
Bronze
Berlin City Museum Foundation
Käthe Kollwitz greatly admired Alexander Moissi (1879–1935) in various roles. She found the actor to be “enchantingly charming and spirited” in his portrayal of Everyman. In 1912, she wrote to her son Hans: “Except for Hamlet, I have never seen him perform so well.”