Kühe (Cows)

1910

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

The image depicts a group of cows from a slightly elevated point of view. There is no distinct horizon line. The background is simple, and the cows are sketched with loose and quick strokes. The cows are shown in different positions, some standing and some lying down, with one facing the viewer. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of black, grey, and off-white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Marcy Family in memory of Sigbert H. Marcy

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24.5 x 36.9 cm (9 5/8 x 14 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 34.7 x 51.4 cm (13 11/16 x 20 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.210.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 47

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sigbert Marzynski (Marcy); Dr. Toni G. Marcy, Los Angeles, California; acquired 1991 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1922

  • Schwarz, Karl. _Das graphische Werk von Lovis Corinth. _Berlin, Germany: Fritz Gurlitt, 1922, no. 47.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: XI./XV.; lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 47

Watermarks

JW Zanders 1916

Wikidata ID

Q74896674

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