Der Ritter (The Knight)

1914

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

The image is an etching that depicts two individuals in a close-up view. The first person has long hair tilted to one side and their face partially covered by shadow. They wear no shirt, and stand in front of the second figure. The second figure is a male with a furrowed brow, large mustache, and wearing headgear and what appears to be armor or a cloak. Both figures are detailed and illustrated in style, with strong lines and shading against a light background. There is no color or jewelry present in the artwork, set against a plain and textured background that emphasizes the central figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.8 x 11.7 cm (5 13/16 x 4 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 32.5 x 25.3 cm (12 13/16 x 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.210.45

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 173, 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. 50.

Bibliography

1922

  • Schwarz, Karl. _Das graphische Werk von Lovis Corinth. _Berlin, Germany: Fritz Gurlitt, 1922, no. 173, iii/iii.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Atelier exemplar Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 173

Watermarks

VGZ

Wikidata ID

Q74897068

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