Der Dichter (The Poet)

1920

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

The image is an etching of a seated man from the waist up. The man is leaning slightly forward, with his head turned towards the viewer. He has prominent facial features, including a bushy beard and mustache, along with wavy hair combed back. He is wearing a suit with a jacket and bow tie, holding a sheet of paper in his hands. The background consists of vertical and diagonal lines, implying the presence of another object or a curtain to his left, providing a textured backdrop. The image is primarily monochromatic, emphasizing contrasts and lines within the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint and roulette in black on J. W. Zanders wove paper

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    plate: 32 x 24.8 cm (12 5/8 x 9 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 51 x 34.5 cm (20 1/16 x 13 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.243.18

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 398, 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. 398, iii/iii.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 8/50; lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 398

Watermarks

JW Zanders 1916

Wikidata ID

Q75118027

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