Weissagung (Prophecy)

1914

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

Fritz Gurlitt

Publisher, German, 1854 - 1893

The image shows two individuals. One person is reclining on their back with their head resting on the lap of the person seated behind them. The reclining individual has short hair and a calm expression. The seated person is partially clothed and has short, dark hair, appearing to look towards the reclining person. No objects are depicted with either individual. The background consists of minimalistic outlines hinting at an indoor setting with drapery or curtains. The style of the artwork is sketch-like, emphasizing the figures' contours and forms.

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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: 19.7 x 24.6 cm (7 3/4 x 9 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 29 x 39.7 cm (11 7/16 x 15 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.210.37

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 152

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. 11.

Bibliography

1922

  • Schwarz, Karl. _Das graphische Werk von Lovis Corinth. _Berlin, Germany: Fritz Gurlitt, 1922, no. 152.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 152

Watermarks

[undeciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q74896983

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