Ruhende Dreiviertel Akt (Reclining Female Nude)

1911

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

The image is an etching of a seated woman from the upper thighs upwards. She is reclining with her torso leaning to the left, head tilted back, and resting against her right hand. Her face features a slightly open mouth, closed eyes, and shoulder-length wavy hair. The woman is unclothed, with her right leg bent underneath her and her upper body angled to show her torso. She is not wearing any jewelry or holding any objects. The background is minimal, with a textured backdrop suggesting an interior space and simple shading for shadows. The artist's signature is visible at the bottom of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    softground etching in black on Strathmore laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. Toni G. Marcy

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.6 x 18 cm (4 15/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 31.3 x 40.5 cm (12 5/16 x 15 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.83.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 61

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. 61.

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: LC; lower left in graphite: Probedrück; lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: [undeciphered], L. Corinth, Weibl. Akt; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 61

Watermarks

Strathmore japan

Wikidata ID

Q75421093

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