Joseph und Potiphars Weib II (Joseph and Potiphar's Wife II)

1915

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

Fritz Gurlitt

Publisher, German, 1854 - 1893

The image depicts a nude figure of a person shown from head to knee, lying on what appears to be a flat surface. The person is in a reclined position with their back and head resting against the ground, one arm extended above them and the other across their abdomen. The facial features include a slightly turned head with a partial profile view, showing a subtle smile and long flowing hair cascading around the shoulders. The body appears relaxed, with legs slightly bent. The background is minimal and consists of faint lines suggesting fabric or bedding. The image includes a signature by Lovis Corinth at the bottom.

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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: 19.5 x 26.4 cm (7 11/16 x 10 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 28.4 x 33.8 cm (11 3/16 x 13 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.210.55

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 217

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. 16.

Bibliography

1922

  • Schwarz, Karl. _Das graphische Werk von Lovis Corinth. _Berlin, Germany: Fritz Gurlitt, 1922, no. 217.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 217

Wikidata ID

Q74897131

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