Zwei Männliche Studienköpfe—Selbstbildnisse (Sketch of Two Male Heads—Self-Portraits)

1915

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

Fritz Gurlitt

Publisher, German, 1854 - 1893

The image depicts a sketched portrait of two individuals. The person in the foreground has a strong jawline, a mustache, and a receding hairline. The person behind has an elongated face with pronounced cheekbones and appears older due to wrinkles or age marks. Both individuals are shown from the upper body up, wearing loose-fitting collars. The sketch suggests that the person in the foreground is holding an object in their hand. The background is plain, focusing on the individuals' features.

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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: 11.6 x 9 cm (4 9/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 23.7 x 18.1 cm (9 5/16 x 7 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.210.57

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 219

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. 219.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: probedrück; lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 219

Wikidata ID

Q74897136

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