Pietà

1920

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

This is a drawing of a reclining nude figure on a cloth-covered surface. The drawing uses fine lines and shading to create depth and texture. The figure is positioned lying face down and slightly sideways, with arms and legs extended. The surface on which the figure lies appears to be made of stone or tiles, indicated by lines suggesting the joins between tiles.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. Toni G. Marcy

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.8 x 32.8 cm (10 3/16 x 12 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 39.5 x 46.8 cm (15 9/16 x 18 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.105.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Müller 1960, no. 472

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sigbert Marzynski (Marcy); Dr. Toni G. Marcy, Los Angeles, California; acquired 2000 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1960

  • Müller, Heinrich. Die späte Graphik von Lovis Corinth. Hamburg, Germany: Lichtwarkstiftung, 1960, no. 472.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: M. 472

Wikidata ID

Q76347807

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