Versöhnung (The Reconciliation)

1914

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

Fritz Gurlitt

Publisher, German, 1854 - 1893

The image shows a sketch of two individuals, focusing on their upper bodies. One person is slightly reclined with their head resting in the hands of the other person who is seated. The reclining person has long hair and facial features highlighted by a shadow, while the seated person has short, wavy hair and is looking downwards. The seated person appears to wear a sleeveless garment with wide shoulders. The sketch has a minimalistic style with a plain background. There are no visible jewelry or objects in the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on Van Gelder Zonen laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. Toni G. Marcy

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.5 x 23.7 cm (6 7/8 x 9 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 33 x 41.2 cm (13 x 16 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.118.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 175

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sigbert Marzynski (Marcy); Dr. Toni G. Marcy, Los Angeles, California; acquired 1997 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1922

  • Schwarz, Karl. _Das graphische Werk von Lovis Corinth. _Berlin, Germany: Fritz Gurlitt, 1922, no. 175.

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: II; lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 175

Watermarks

[fleur-de-lis] VGZ

Wikidata ID

Q75407488

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