Martyrium (Martyrdom)

1921

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

The image shows various interlocking lines and jagged shapes forming an abstract scene. Within the strokes, there are figures resembling human forms suggesting a gathering. The tallest figure is draped across a horizontal line, while other figures below appear to be kneeling or leaning. The scene is chaotic with dense hatching and cross-hatching creating texture and depth like an intricate sketch or drawing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. Toni G. Marcy

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.6 x 23.6 cm (11 5/8 x 9 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 47.2 x 35.2 cm (18 9/16 x 13 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.105.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Müller 1960, no. 558

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. 558.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: "Martyrium"; lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth

Wikidata ID

Q76347810

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