Der Fahnenträger (The Standard Bearer)

1920

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

The image features a portrait showing the upper part of a man's body. The man has a prominent mustache, broad nose, and a determined expression. He is wearing classical armor and holding a flag or pole. The word "Der Fahnenträger" is written below the figure. The background is shaded and textured.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint and roulette in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    plate: 32.2 x 24.8 cm (12 11/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 51 x 34.5 cm (20 1/16 x 13 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.243.16

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 396

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. 47.

Bibliography

1922

  • Schwarz, Karl. _Das graphische Werk von Lovis Corinth. _Berlin, Germany: Fritz Gurlitt, 1922, no. 396.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: Der Fahnenträger; lower left in graphite: 38/50; lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 396 Lee 6

Wikidata ID

Q75118008

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