Odysseus und die Freier (Odysseus and the Suitor)

1914

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

Fritz Gurlitt

Publisher, German, 1854 - 1893

This is a drawing of two intertwined figures. The artwork depicts two figures intertwined in a dynamic pose. The figures appear to be in motion, with one supporting the other. The style of the drawing uses thick lines to convey the musculature of the figures. The shading and line work suggest a strong light source. The background is minimal.

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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: 26.7 x 19.6 cm (10 1/2 x 7 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 39.2 x 28 cm (15 7/16 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.210.44

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 172

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. 172.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 172

Wikidata ID

Q74897066

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