Kathe Kollwitz (1867-1945). Etching and drypoint on paper titled “Whetting the Scythe,” sheet three from Kollowitz’s “The Peasant War” series which tells the story of the German revolution of 1525. Marked with Alexander von der Becke’s three-line blindstamp which reads “Becke/Kunstverlag/Berlin-Halensee” along the lower right. Height: 14 1/2 in x width: 16 in.