{"id":15343,"date":"2026-02-21T18:09:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T17:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaethe-kollwitz.berlin\/?post_type=dt_portfolio&#038;p=15343"},"modified":"2026-02-21T18:09:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T17:09:59","slug":"83","status":"publish","type":"dt_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.kaethe-kollwitz.berlin\/en\/project\/83\/","title":{"rendered":"83"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row type=&#8221;vc_default&#8221; gap=&#8221;35&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]K\u00e4the Kollwitz<\/p>\n<p>Soldiers&#8217; Wives Waving Farewell<\/p>\n<p>1937\/38<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bronze<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>K\u00e4the Kollwitz Museum Berlin<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A comparison with Emil Orlik&#8217;s (1870\u20131932) graphic work \u201cChor der \u00c4ltesten\u201d (Choir of Elders) reveals similarities with K\u00e4the Kollwitz&#8217;s composition of the sculpture. 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