Christ Bearing the Cross (Kreuztragung)

1916

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

unidentified

Printer

Fritz Gurlitt

Publisher, German, 1854 - 1893

This is an illustration showing multiple figures in a dramatic, chaotic scene. The composition is dense, with vigorous lines and shading creating movement and tension. The figures are entangled in a struggle, displaying distress and effort through dynamic poses and facial expressions. Cross-hatching and bold strokes give the drawing depth and intensity, while the lack of clear outlines suggests fluidity and urgency in the action. The figures' clothing and body language hint at a moment of turmoil or conflict with deep emotional undertones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.6 × 34 cm (9 5/16 × 13 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 35.56 × 50.4 cm (14 × 19 13/16 in.)
    image: 22.86 × 33.02 cm (9 × 13 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.210.70

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 263, 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. 20.

2024

  • The Anxious Eye: German Expressionism and Its Legacy, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2024.

Bibliography

1922

  • Schwarz, Karl. _Das graphische Werk von Lovis Corinth. _Berlin, Germany: Fritz Gurlitt, 1922, no. 263, iii/iii.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: Weinet nicht über mich, sondern über Euch & eure Kinder! Ev. Lukas; lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 263

Markings

verso, stamp in black ink: SM

Wikidata ID

Q74897249

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