Wilhelm Trübner

1913

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

The image is a sketch of a man's bust, featuring his head and shoulders. The man is slightly turned to his left, with his face in three-quarter view. His facial features are emphasized with shadows around his eyes, nose, and mouth, and he has short, dark hair. The sketch does not depict detailed clothing. The background is plain with some handwritten text beside and below the man's face, as well as diagonal lines on the left.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. Toni G. Marcy in honor of Andrew Robison

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.3 x 23.9 cm (11 9/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.6 x 29 cm (16 x 11 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.137.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Müller 1960, no. 453

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sigbert Marzynski (Marcy); Dr. Toni G. Marcy, Los Angeles, California; acquired 1996 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1960

  • Müller, Heinrich. Die späte Graphik von Lovis Corinth. Hamburg, Germany: Lichtwarkstiftung, 1960, no. 453.

Inscriptions

upper right in plate: Wilhelm Trübner / Lovis Corinth / 1913 / 29 April; lower left in plate: Nach dem Leben ohne Bart; lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: M. 453

Wikidata ID

Q75403599

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