Woodland Path

1890s

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

The image displays a path winding through a woodland area, seen from a low vantage point. The horizon is not clearly visible due to the focus on the trees and the path. The brushstrokes convey a soft and fluid style, creating an impressionistic quality. The color palette is dominated by green and blue tones, with hints of brown and tan. The trees are depicted with loosely defined, blurred forms, suggesting movement or dappled light. The path disappears into the shadowy trees in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pastel on laid paper, laid down on cardboard

  • Credit Line

    Anonymous Gift

  • Dimensions

    overall: 42.2 x 51.2 cm (16 5/8 x 20 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.50.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Villa Grisebach Auktionen, 8 June 2002, no. 145). (Arturo Cuéllar, Zurich); gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints, and Illustrated Books, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008, no. 127.

Inscriptions

lower center in pastel: Lovis Corinth

Wikidata ID

Q64594053

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