Bacchanal

1914

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

Fritz Gurlitt

Publisher, German, 1854 - 1893

This is a drawing of mythological figures in a pastoral scene. The scene depicts an idyllic field filled with flowers and a group of mythological creatures and figures. The figures are artistically intertwined with the natural surroundings. Above the field, the sky is lightly sketched with clouds. The lines are simplistic yet expressive, focusing on the fluid motion and interaction of figures within a landscape.

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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: 19.8 x 29.5 cm (7 13/16 x 11 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.7 x 35.3 cm (10 1/8 x 13 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.210.35

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 150, iii/iii

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. 14.

Bibliography

1922

  • Schwarz, Karl. _Das graphische Werk von Lovis Corinth. _Berlin, Germany: Fritz Gurlitt, 1922, no. 150, iii/iii.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth

Watermarks

[undeciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q74896975

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