Walchensee im Nebel (Walchensee in Fog)

1920

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

The image shows a wide scene with mountains, a lake, and a sky. The viewpoint appears to be from an elevated position looking out across the landscape. The composition includes rugged mountain peaks meeting the sky, with loose and sketch-like brushstrokes creating movement and texture. The color palette is monochromatic with deep grays, blacks, and whites, resembling charcoal or pencil on paper. The foreground features suggested bare trees and bushes, leading to lighter shaded mountains in the distance, conveying depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. Toni G. Marcy

  • Dimensions

    image: 31.7 x 36.9 cm (12 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 38 x 41.9 cm (14 15/16 x 16 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.83.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 441

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1993

  • Lovis Corinth, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1993-1994, no. 64.

Bibliography

1922

  • Schwarz, Karl. _Das graphische Werk von Lovis Corinth. _Berlin, Germany: Fritz Gurlitt, 1922, no. 441.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 441

Wikidata ID

Q75421005

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