Badeanstalt (The Bath House)

1920

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

Fritz Gurlitt

Publisher, German, 1854 - 1893

The image consists of swirling lines and dark smudges forming an abstract scene. The central figure appears to be bending forward, with surrounding rounded forms and squiggly lines. The background features broad strokes and layers, creating a dynamic composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 32 × 36.8 cm (12 5/8 × 14 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 37.3 × 41.5 cm (14 11/16 × 16 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.181

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 442

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin, Germany); Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C., 2006; acquired 2012 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1922

  • Schwarz, Karl. _Das graphische Werk von Lovis Corinth. _Berlin, Germany: Fritz Gurlitt, 1922, no. 442.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Probedruck; lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: CIII493

Markings

stamped center verso in black ink: R

Wikidata ID

Q76556296

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