Kreuzigung, nach dem Altarbild in Tölz (Crucifixion, after the Altarpiece at Tölz)

1921-1922

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

The image is an etching depicting a central figure with arms extended above the head. The figure has long hair, a thin and muscular build, and is unclothed. Surrounding the central figure are other figures in dark, flowing clothes. Above the central figure's head is a sign with the inscription "INRI." In the background, there are cross beams and a skull at the base of the cross. The overall composition is intricate and detailed.

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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: 30 × 24 cm (11 13/16 × 9 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 47 × 34.7 cm (18 1/2 × 13 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.187

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Müller 1960, no. 554

  • Series Title

    Kompositionen (Compositions)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(R. E. Lewis, San Francisco, California); Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C., 1970; 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. 554.

Inscriptions

upper center in plate: INRI; lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: M.554; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 91908 / Br-

Markings

stamped center verso in black ink: RCK

Watermarks

VAN GELDER ZONEN

Wikidata ID

Q76556308

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