Der Kuss (The Kiss)

1921

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

The image is an artistic etching showing an abstract representation of a person with a full torso. The individual's head is tilted back and turned slightly to the side, with one hand raised to their forehead. The detail is focused on the torso and arms, with facial features being indistinct. The person's hair appears dark and loosely rendered. The figure is nude, and there are no visible accessories or objects. The background consists of dark, textured shading that contrasts with the light-colored paper.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24 x 17.7 cm (9 7/16 x 6 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 41.5 x 30 cm (16 5/16 x 11 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.265

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Müller 1960, no. 575

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Associated American Artists, New York); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., 1973; acquired 2002 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1985

  • German Expressionist Prints from the Collection of Ruth and Jacob Kainen, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985, no. 45.

Bibliography

1960

  • Müller, Heinrich. Die späte Graphik von Lovis Corinth. Hamburg, Germany: Lichtwarkstiftung, 1960, no. 575.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth

Wikidata ID

Q76347850

You may be interested in

Loading Results