Gebeugter Akt (Nude Bending Forward)

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 from head to feet, depicted in a stooped position with one hand on their knee and the other arm extending forward. The person's facial features are expressive, with large eyes and a slightly open mouth, framed by short, dark hair. The figure is drawn with loose, dynamic lines, creating a sense of movement and form without specific clothing details. Strong shadows and textures are highlighted on the body, giving depth. The background is a plain, light-colored surface, possibly paper, with the artist's signature at the bottom right.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    image: 39.53 × 24.45 cm (15 9/16 × 9 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 51 × 29.8 cm (20 1/16 × 11 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.210.78

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 286

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. 21.

Bibliography

1922

  • Schwarz, Karl. _Das graphische Werk von Lovis Corinth. _Berlin, Germany: Fritz Gurlitt, 1922, no. 286.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 286

Wikidata ID

Q74897333

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