Birkenstämme im Tiergarten (Birch Trees in the Tiergarten)

1920-1921

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

The image depicts a group of trees with detailed bark and branches seen from a low angle. The brushstrokes create texture and tonal variations resembling cross-hatching. The color palette is monochromatic, with a stark contrast between black and white. The trees converge upwards, with the horizon not distinctly visible. The foreground shows intricate details of the tree trunks and foliage while the background fades into lighter, less defined forms.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on Van Gelder Zonen laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 32.5 × 24.8 cm (12 13/16 × 9 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 39.2 × 45.7 cm (15 7/16 × 18 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.186

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Müller 1960, no. 479

  • Series Title

    Der Tiergarten (The Tiergarten)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin, Germany); Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C., 1998; 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. 479.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 19/25; lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: [undeciphered] 90; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: AN11620

Markings

stamp verso in black ink: R

Watermarks

VAN GELDER ZONEN

Wikidata ID

Q76556306

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