Amazonenstatue auf der Freitreppe des Alten Museums (Statue of an Amazon at the Alte Museum)

1916

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

Fritz Gurlitt

Publisher, German, 1854 - 1893

The image shows a sketch of a person in a dynamic stance. The person is standing on a curved surface with one arm outstretched and the other holding onto something. The person has curly or wavy hair and loosely fitting clothing. The background includes abstract elements like architecture and human figures. Broad strokes give a sense of movement and abstraction.

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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: 39.85 × 24.92 cm (15 11/16 × 9 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 48.3 × 38.4 cm (19 × 15 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.210.71

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 266

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. 266.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth

Watermarks

H Antique

Wikidata ID

Q74897278

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