Liegender Weiblicher Akt I (Reclining Female Nude I)

1912

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

Bruno Cassirer

Publisher, German, 1872 - 1941

The image shows a sketch of a person lying down in a reclined position with legs apart and arms above their head. The facial features are loosely sketched, with closed eyes and the head turned slightly to one side. The person has short, dark hair combed back and is depicted nude. The background is minimal, with a plain, light-colored surface. The style is simple and sketch-like, with shading to define the person's form.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.2 x 27 cm (7 15/16 x 10 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 32.6 x 46.4 cm (12 13/16 x 18 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.210.14

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 89

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. 9.

Bibliography

1922

  • Schwarz, Karl. _Das graphische Werk von Lovis Corinth. _Berlin, Germany: Fritz Gurlitt, 1922, no. 89.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 89

Watermarks

Van Gelder Zonen

Wikidata ID

Q74896747

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