Sitzender Männlicher Akt (Seated Male Nude)

1908

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

Paul Graupe

Publisher, 1881 - 1953

The image shows a nude male sitting on a stool. He is depicted from the head to the knees, with a slightly hunched posture and his head tilted downward, casting a shadow over his facial features. His hair is short and drawn with lines. The man's right arm is bent, with his hand resting on his right knee, and his left arm is resting on the stool. The sketch emphasizes shading and line work to depict muscular structure. There are no visible jewelry or objects, and the background is plain with a textured surface and speckling, typical of an etching or intaglio print.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Marcy Family in memory of Sigbert H. Marcy

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.1 x 11.7 cm (7 1/8 x 4 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 42.9 x 34.1 cm (16 7/8 x 13 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.210.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 28

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sigbert Marzynski (Marcy); Dr. Toni G. Marcy, Los Angeles, California; acquired 1991 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1993

  • Lovis Corinth, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1993-1994, no. 10.

Bibliography

1922

  • Schwarz, Karl. _Das graphische Werk von Lovis Corinth. _Berlin, Germany: Fritz Gurlitt, 1922, no. 28.

Inscriptions

upper right in plate: 1908 LC; lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left in graphite by unknown hand: Heinr. Wetteroth, München gedr. / 50 Exe. Pl. vern.

Watermarks

O.W.P & A.C.L MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN

Wikidata ID

Q74896660

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