Austreibung aus dem Paradies (The Expulsion from Paradise)

1919

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

The image features bold, contrasting lines and shapes that swirl and converge, creating a dense abstract composition. Three humanoid figures are depicted, with one central figure wrapped in elongated lines. Other figures nearby suggest familiar human poses and expressions. The background includes lines resembling sharp peaks or mountains.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 36.1 x 30.3 cm (14 3/16 x 11 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 48.2 x 38.2 cm (19 x 15 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.10.273

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 371

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Claude Schaefer, Montevideo, Uruguay; Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, 1950; acquired 1951 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1993

  • Lovis Corinth, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1993-1994, no. 23.

Bibliography

1922

  • Schwarz, Karl. _Das graphische Werk von Lovis Corinth. _Berlin, Germany: Fritz Gurlitt, 1922, no. 371.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth

Markings

stamped verso in black ink: COMISION NACIONAL DE MUSEOS / Y MONUMENTOS HISTORICOS / JOSE LUIS BUSANICHE / SECRETARIO GENERALE

Wikidata ID

Q65361469

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