Bäume mit Sonne (Trees in the Sun)

1920-1921

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

The image displays a wooded area seen from a straight-on perspective, with a cluster of trees. The horizon is low in the composition, with the ground layer faintly suggested. The artwork shows expressive brushstrokes creating movement and texture through varying intensities of black lines and shading. The color palette is monochromatic, with black dominating an off-white background, emphasizing the interplay of lines and negative space. A large tree is positioned slightly to the left, with additional trees extending beyond.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24.5 × 29.8 cm (9 5/8 × 11 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 38.2 × 62.5 cm (15 1/16 × 24 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.58

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Müller 1960, no. 478

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Christie's, London, England, June 30, 1988, lot 513); (Frederick Mulder, London, England); Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C.; acquired 2012 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1960

  • Müller, Heinrich. Die späte Graphik von Lovis Corinth. Hamburg, Germany: Lichtwarkstiftung, 1960, no. 478.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 40/100; lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower right in graphite by unknown hand: [undeciphered]; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 7UUX

Markings

stamped verso in black ink: RCK

Wikidata ID

Q76347881

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