St. Georg (Saint George)

1916

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

The etched artwork depicts the upper body of a person in motion from the knees up. The person is positioned with one foot forward, holding a large shovel or similar tool with both hands. Their face is turned slightly towards the viewer, with large, expressive eyes, a defined nose, and a closed mouth. The person has short, wavy hair. They are wearing a simple long-sleeved garment with sleeves rolled up to the elbows. The background is abstract with diagonal lines and curved shapes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.9 x 12.6 cm (10 3/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 37.2 x 28 cm (14 5/8 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1954.12.224

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 280, ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania; acquired 1954 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1993

  • Lovis Corinth, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1993-1994, no. 19.

Bibliography

1922

  • Schwarz, Karl. _Das graphische Werk von Lovis Corinth. _Berlin, Germany: Fritz Gurlitt, 1922, no. 280, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth

Wikidata ID

Q65361507

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