Reiter II (Horseman II)

1916

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

Fritz Gurlitt

Publisher, German, 1854 - 1893

The image shows a drawing of a person riding a horse. The rider is seated on the horse, holding the reins with both hands. The person's face is not detailed, wearing a hat. The drawing suggests the rider is wearing equestrian attire. The horse is shown in full, and the background depicts a minimalist landscape with bushes or small trees. The ground and foreground are shaded to show terrain.

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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: 20.6 x 14.8 cm (8 1/8 x 5 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 32.1 x 24 cm (12 5/8 x 9 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.210.73

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 274, 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

Bibliography

1922

  • Schwarz, Karl. _Das graphische Werk von Lovis Corinth. _Berlin, Germany: Fritz Gurlitt, 1922, no. 274, iii/iii.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 274; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 150.-

Wikidata ID

Q74897318

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