Die Katze des Propheten (The Cat of the Prophet)

1919

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

The image is an artistic sketch depicting the upper body of a person in a seated position. The individual's head is tilted slightly forward with their gaze looking downward. The person's facial features are obscured by shading, showing a pronounced forehead and dark areas indicating eyes and facial structure. The person's hair is covered by a head covering with defined lines suggesting strands of hair or textured fabric. They are wearing loose-fitting clothing, with lines indicating garment flow and a faint indication of a patterned or textured area around the neck, possibly representing a collar or accessory. Beside the person is a small animal, likely a cat, with distinct markings on its fur. The background is filled with dense, dark, cross-hatched shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.6 x 9 cm (5 3/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 22.2 x 15 cm (8 3/4 x 5 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.243.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 359, ii/iv


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. 359, ii/iv.

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: LC; lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 359/II

Watermarks

[undeciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q75117944

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