Grablegung (Burial)

1921-1922

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

This is a drawing of a reclining figure. The image depicts an abstract rendering of a figure lying down, blending into a series of fluid, dynamic lines and shadows. The composition heavily focuses on line work, with intricate hatching and cross-hatching that convey movement and depth across the figure's form. The drawing's texture is rich, almost sketch-like, and displays a strong contrast between light and dark areas, emphasizing the contours and musculature of the figure. The signature 'Louise Corinth' is visible, indicating the artist's identity.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21 × 30.5 cm (8 1/4 × 12 in.)
    sheet: 35 × 47 cm (13 3/4 × 18 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.188

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Müller 1960, no. 556

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. 556.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: Grablegung; lower right in plate: LOVIS CORINTH; signed by artist, lower right below plate, in graphite; by later hand, lower left, in graphite: M.556; by later hand, lower left verso, in graphite: 91909; by later hand, lower right verso, in graphite: Br

Markings

stamped in black ink: RCK.

Wikidata ID

Q76556310

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