Selbstbildnis an der Staffelei (Self-Portrait with Easel)

1918

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 the waist up. The person is standing and facing forward with their head slightly tilted down. They are engaged in drawing or writing on a pad or easel with a pencil or similar object in their hand. The person's facial features are partially obscured, showing a broad nose and closely trimmed or shaved head. They are wearing a suit with broad lapels. The background features abstract, linear drawings suggesting an interior setting with architectural elements or furnishings.

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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: 24.6 x 17.7 cm (9 11/16 x 6 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 34.3 x 23.6 cm (13 1/2 x 9 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.210.91

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 337

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. 57.

Bibliography

1922

  • Schwarz, Karl. _Das graphische Werk von Lovis Corinth. _Berlin, Germany: Fritz Gurlitt, 1922, no. 337.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Revolution / 10 November; lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 337

Wikidata ID

Q74897444

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