Liegender Weiblicher Akt II (Reclining Female Nude II )

1912

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

Fritz Gurlitt

Publisher, German, 1854 - 1893

The image depicts a sketch of a nude person lying on their back on a flat surface. The person's right leg is bent at the knee and their left leg is extended. Their right arm is resting above their head, while their left arm is at their side. The individual has long hair, a side profile with a relaxed expression, and a smaller sketch of a face is shown in the upper right corner. The background is plain, and the artist's signature is visible in the lower right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.1 x 29.6 cm (7 15/16 x 11 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 29.8 x 37.6 cm (11 3/4 x 14 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.210.15

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 90

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1922

  • Schwarz, Karl. _Das graphische Werk von Lovis Corinth. _Berlin, Germany: Fritz Gurlitt, 1922, no. 90.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 90

Watermarks

[undeciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q74896750

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