Kirchhof (Cemetery)

1916

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

Fritz Gurlitt

Publisher, German, 1854 - 1893

The image shows a church with tall, pointed windows from a slightly elevated perspective. The structure is partly obscured by trees, extending diagonally across the composition. The horizon is hidden, with tall trees beyond the church. The brushstrokes are sketchy and expressive, using black and gray tones on a pale background in a lithographic style. The color palette is monochrome, emphasizing contrasts for detail and atmosphere. A fence runs along a path, with a large, dark cross-shaped structure on the right.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    image: 38.1 × 24.92 cm (15 × 9 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 48.2 × 38.1 cm (19 × 15 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.210.69

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 257

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. 257.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 257

Watermarks

H Antique

Wikidata ID

Q74897245

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