Obstgarten im Herbst (Fruit Garden in Autumn)

1912

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

Fritz Gurlitt

Publisher, German, 1854 - 1893

The sketch features twisted trees, a fenced area, scattered chickens, and a shed. The ground-level view shows the trees extending into the distance with an indistinct horizon obscured by the trees. Loose brushstrokes suggest forms in sepia tones and black, giving the image an aged look.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.9 x 26.6 cm (7 13/16 x 10 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 30.6 x 33.4 cm (12 1/16 x 13 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.210.22

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 108

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1993

  • Lovis Corinth, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1993-1994, no. 66.

Bibliography

1922

  • Schwarz, Karl. _Das graphische Werk von Lovis Corinth. _Berlin, Germany: Fritz Gurlitt, 1922, no. 108.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth

Wikidata ID

Q74896825

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