The Fall of Man (Der Sündenfall)

1919

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

unidentified

Printer

Fritz Gurlitt

Publisher, German, 1854 - 1893

The image features abstract sweeping and jagged lines that form indistinct shapes. Amidst the brushstrokes, the shapes vaguely resemble human-like forms interacting. Their elongated limbs and postures suggest movement. The swirling lines add texture, reminiscent of flowing fabrics or organic forms.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut with unique inking on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 30.5 × 23.5 cm (12 × 9 1/4 in.)
    image: 25.08 × 24.49 cm (9 7/8 × 9 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.129.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 370

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Arthur Rosin, Berlin, Germany; Rosin Family, New York; Harry Sherman, New York; Elliott Bloom, New York; (Galerie St. Etienne, New York); acquired 2010 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2024

  • The Anxious Eye: German Expressionism and Its Legacy, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2024.

Bibliography

1922

  • Schwarz, Karl. _Das graphische Werk von Lovis Corinth. _Berlin, Germany: Fritz Gurlitt, 1922, no. 370.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: [undeciphered] Dr. Rosin / 29 September 1922; lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth

Wikidata ID

Q76557515

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