Akt mit hochgehobenem Hemd (Woman Undressing)

1921

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

Euphorion Verlag

Publisher

The image is an etching depicting a portion of a person's upper torso and head. The person is reclining with one arm bent upwards and the other crossing the body. The face is sketchily depicted with indications of eyes, a nose, and a mouth, and short, tousled hair. There is no detailed clothing shown. The background consists of abstract lines and shading. In the lower right corner, there is a signature.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. Toni G. Marcy

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.5 x 19.1 cm (10 1/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 38.5 x 27.9 cm (15 3/16 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.83.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Müller 1960, no. 574

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sigbert Marzynski (Marcy); Dr. Toni G. Marcy, Los Angeles, California; acquired 1998 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1960

  • Müller, Heinrich. Die späte Graphik von Lovis Corinth. Hamburg, Germany: Lichtwarkstiftung, 1960, no. 574.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left corner in graphite by unknown hand: 574

Markings

embossed: Euphorion Verlag

Wikidata ID

Q75420997

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