Weiblicher Akt in Abwehr (Female Nude Defending Herself)

1913

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

Fritz Gurlitt

Publisher, German, 1854 - 1893

The image is a monochromatic illustration of a person's upper body from the waist up. The individual is in a dynamic pose with one arm raised over the head and the other arm extended slightly downwards. The head is tilted back with an upward gaze, and the facial features, including the open mouth and closed eyes, are highlighted. The person has short dark hair and is depicted without clothing, wearing a necklace with large beads. The background is plain with no additional elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    plate: 27 x 30 cm (10 5/8 x 11 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 52.2 x 39.1 cm (20 9/16 x 15 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.210.33

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 136

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. 8.

Bibliography

1922

  • Schwarz, Karl. _Das graphische Werk von Lovis Corinth. _Berlin, Germany: Fritz Gurlitt, 1922, no. 136.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left in graphite: 11/25; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 136

Wikidata ID

Q74896910

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