Schlafende (Sleeping Woman)

1912

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

Galerie Paul Cassirer

Publisher, active c. 1903 - 1933

The image depicts a nude person lying on a cushioned surface. The person is shown reclining on their back, with one arm resting on their chest and the other extended beside them. They have one leg slightly bent and the other stretched out. The person's face is drawn with closed eyes and dark hair falling behind them. The surroundings include loosely draped fabric or bedding, with minimal detail. The background is plain, focusing on the figure and bedding, which are outlined with fine lines in a monochromatic style.

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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 25.1 cm (7 15/16 x 9 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 33.5 x 51.3 cm (13 3/16 x 20 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.210.21

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 101

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. 101.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 11 Bl.16 Schw. 101

Wikidata ID

Q74896821

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