Selbstbildnis (Self-Portrait)

1912

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

The image shows a portrait of a person's upper body. The person is seated, leaning slightly forward with their hands on the table. The facial features are ruggedly drawn with bold lines for the eyes, nose, and mouth. The person has short, dark hair and wears a loose-fitting top with long sleeves. The background is roughly sketched, suggesting an indoor setting. There are no visible jewelry or objects in the person's hands.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    softground etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15 x 10.8 cm (5 7/8 x 4 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 46.6 x 32 cm (18 3/8 x 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.210.13

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 84, ii/ii

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. 45.

Bibliography

1922

  • Schwarz, Karl. _Das graphische Werk von Lovis Corinth. _Berlin, Germany: Fritz Gurlitt, 1922, no. 84, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

upper right in plate: Als ich krank / war / Febr. 1912; lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left in graphite by unknown hand: Heinr. Wetteroth, München Gedr. (printed); lower left in graphite by unknown hand: 50 Exe. Pl. vern.; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 84

Wikidata ID

Q74896745

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