Entführung (Abduction)

1894

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

The image displays two male figures wrestling. One figure is behind the other, with their arms reaching around. The man in front is lifting his opponent, with a strong stance and legs apart. The man in front has his back to the viewer, while the man behind has partially visible facial features and dark hair. Both figures are nude, showcasing their muscular bodies. The background is dark and textured, hinting at a natural setting. A signature is barely visible in the bottom right corner of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.6 x 17.5 cm (6 1/8 x 6 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 x 40.8 cm (9 15/16 x 16 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.25.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 7

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Nierendorf, Berlin, Germany); acquired 2005 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1922

  • Schwarz, Karl. _Das graphische Werk von Lovis Corinth. _Berlin, Germany: Fritz Gurlitt, 1922, no. 7.

2004

  • Galerie Nierendorf. Lovis Corinth: Zeichnungen, Graphiken. Berlin, 2004: no. 17.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Entführung; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 7; lower center verso in graphite by unknown hand: EB4-2314-1

Watermarks

[crest]

Wikidata ID

Q76347876

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