Walchensee landschaft (Walchensee Landscape)

1919

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

The image is an etching showing a landscape view from an elevated perspective. The horizon line is in the upper third of the composition with a faint mountain range and clouds above. In the foreground, there are strokes depicting trees and grassy areas. A line of buildings is seen to the right with sharp angles. Loose, expressive brushstrokes create movement and texture. The color palette is monochrome with shades of black and off-white, creating a dramatic tone.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22 x 30 cm (8 11/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 37.6 x 50.8 cm (14 13/16 x 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.269

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Müller 1960, no. 728

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Frederick Baker, Chicago, Illinois); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., 1998; acquired 2002 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2002

  • An Artist's Artists: Jacob Kainen's Collection from Rembrandt to David Smith, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2002-2003.

Bibliography

1960

  • Müller, Heinrich. Die späte Graphik von Lovis Corinth. Hamburg, Germany: Lichtwarkstiftung, 1960, no. 728.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Walchenzee [undeciphered]; lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth

Wikidata ID

Q76347852

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