Selbstbildnis (Self-Portrait)

1915

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

Fritz Gurlitt

Publisher, German, 1854 - 1893

The image shows a portrait of an individual from the waist up, facing forward. The person's head is slightly tilted and turned to the side with a focused expression. The facial features, such as a nose and mustache, are intricately lined, and the hair is short. The person is wearing a light-colored jacket over a shirt with a collar and tie. They are holding an object in their hands, potentially a notebook or tablet, with a pencil or pen ready. The background is simple without detailed shading, emphasizing the subject. The image is monochrome, composed of detailed line work and etching techniques.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.9 x 8.6 cm (4 11/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 24 x 18.1 cm (9 7/16 x 7 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.210.56

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 218, ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sigbert Marzynski (Marcy); Dr. Toni G. Marcy, Los Angeles, California; acquired 1991 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1922

  • Schwarz, Karl. _Das graphische Werk von Lovis Corinth. _Berlin, Germany: Fritz Gurlitt, 1922, no. 218, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: probedrück; lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 218

Wikidata ID

Q74897134

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