Selbstbildnis im Pelz (Self-Portrait in a Fur Coat)

1913

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

Fritz Gurlitt

Publisher, German, 1854 - 1893

The image depicts a line drawing of a man seated with his upper body facing slightly to the right. He has expressive facial features, including a mustache, bushy eyebrows, and short hair. He appears to be wearing a loose garment, with one hand holding a pen or pencil. The background is abstract, suggesting an interior space.

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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: 21.7 x 16 cm (8 9/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 41.9 x 27.1 cm (16 1/2 x 10 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.210.26

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 118

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. 118.

Inscriptions

center right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 118

Wikidata ID

Q74896883

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