Verschiedene Bilnisstudien (Portrait Sketches)

1920

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

The image depicts a sketch showing multiple figures in various positions, capturing mostly head and upper body views. In the upper portion, a person is depicted reclining with eyes closed and head leaning back. In the center, a figure appears with closed eyes and a gentle smile. To the left, another figure sits with their head tilted down, eyes closed. In the lower right corner, a small figure is seen in profile, looking toward the center. The sketch is created with flowing lines outlining the figures and features, with touches of hatching in the background. There are no evident objects or jewelry, and the background remains simple. The artwork is signed at the bottom right with a flowing cursive signature.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. Toni G. Marcy

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.9 x 24.2 cm (10 3/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 36 x 29.1 cm (14 3/16 x 11 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.83.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 451


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sigbert Marzynski (Marcy); Dr. Toni G. Marcy, Los Angeles, California; acquired 1998 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1922

  • Schwarz, Karl. _Das graphische Werk von Lovis Corinth. _Berlin, Germany: Fritz Gurlitt, 1922, no. 451.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: [undeciphered] 451

Wikidata ID

Q75421001

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