Rudolf Rittner als Florian Geyer (Rudolf Rittner as Florian Geyer)

1914

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

Fritz Gurlitt

Publisher, German, 1854 - 1893

The image shows a person crouched in a forward-leaning stance. The person is holding a sword in one hand and a large cape or fabric in the other. The facial expression appears focused, and the hair is short and combed back. The person is wearing form-fitting clothing resembling earlier European styles. The background is simple with swirling lines, and there are no additional objects or accessories present.

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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: 24.8 x 19.8 cm (9 3/4 x 7 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 34.9 x 24.3 cm (13 3/4 x 9 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.210.43

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 171, iv/iv

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. 30.

Bibliography

1922

  • Schwarz, Karl. _Das graphische Werk von Lovis Corinth. _Berlin, Germany: Fritz Gurlitt, 1922, no. 171, iv/iv.

Inscriptions

lower right in purple pencil: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 171

Watermarks

[undeciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q74897007

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