Verschiedene Tierstudien (Animal Studies)

1917

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

Fritz Gurlitt

Publisher, German, 1854 - 1893

The image shows farm animals including a cow and several chickens. A large cow or calf is facing to the right, drawn with loose and fluid lines. Scattered around the cow are chickens, illustrated with similar energetic lines. The sketchy lines suggest quick observation, possibly done outdoors. The contrast between the solid form of the cow and the smaller shapes of the chickens adds a dynamic element to the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on J. W. Zanders laid paper

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15 x 22 cm (5 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 26.2 x 35.1 cm (10 5/16 x 13 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.210.83

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 299d

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. 299d.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: 299; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 299D

Watermarks

JW Zanders

Wikidata ID

Q74897378

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