Verschiedene Tierstudien (Animal Studies)

1917

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

Fritz Gurlitt

Publisher, German, 1854 - 1893

This is a drawing of several animals depicted in simple, flowing lines. The composition features multiple sketched outlines of the animals, capturing a range of stances and movements. The use of light, swift strokes gives a sense of motion and fluidity to the forms. The simplicity of the sketching allows the viewer to focus on the graceful forms and movement of the animals.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.5 x 17.7 cm (6 1/8 x 6 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 26.2 x 36.1 cm (10 5/16 x 14 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.210.82

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 299c

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. 299c.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: 299; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 299 C

Wikidata ID

Q74897374

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