Modellstudie (Study of a Model)

1916

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

Fritz Gurlitt

Publisher, German, 1854 - 1893

The image shows a person facing away from the viewer with arms raised, seeming to adjust their hair. The person is nude and has medium-length textured hair. The background depicts a room with minimal details, including a draped piece of furniture and a simple wall with a window or door frame. The style of the image is sketch-like with visible pencil or ink strokes. No jewelry or objects are visible on the person.

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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: 18.7 x 12.9 cm (7 3/8 x 5 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 31 x 25 cm (12 3/16 x 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.210.60

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 230, iii/iii

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. 230, iii/iii.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 230

Watermarks

[undeciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q74897144

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