Schafböcke (Rams)

1912

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

This is a drawing of two rams. The drawing is executed in a loose, sketchy manner using pencil or charcoal on paper. The lines are fluid and expressive, capturing the essence of the rams with minimal detail. The two rams are positioned side by side.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on J. W. Zanders laid paper

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24.5 x 37.1 cm (9 5/8 x 14 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 29.8 x 42.7 cm (11 3/4 x 16 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.210.20

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 100

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. 100.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: probedrück; lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 100

Watermarks

JW Zanders

Wikidata ID

Q74896817

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