Obstgarten (Orchard)

1918

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

Fritz Gurlitt

Publisher, German, 1854 - 1893

The image depicts a tree-filled area, with a ground-level perspective within the trees. The horizon line is unclear and the focus is on the trees. The artwork is created in a sketch-like style with loose brushstrokes. The color palette is monochromatic, in shades of black and white. Post-like structures are visible throughout the composition, leading the eye into a cluster of trees in the background. Vegetation details are minimally suggested to keep the focus on the central group of trees.

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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: 16.7 x 27.3 cm (6 9/16 x 10 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 28.5 x 38.5 cm (11 1/4 x 15 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.243.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 341

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. 61.

Bibliography

1922

  • Schwarz, Karl. _Das graphische Werk von Lovis Corinth. _Berlin, Germany: Fritz Gurlitt, 1922, no. 341.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; upper left edge in graphite by unknown hand: 304; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 341

Wikidata ID

Q75117938

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