Schachspiel (Chess Players)

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Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

Fritz Gurlitt

Publisher, German, 1854 - 1893

The image shows an etching of three figures, only their upper bodies and heads visible. The figures are sitting close together. Their facial features are drawn in a rough style, with shadowed areas emphasizing their profiles. The figures' hair is depicted with simple lines. Clothing is suggested by lines enveloping their upper bodies. The background is plain, focusing attention on the figures.

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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: 9.9 x 14.3 cm (3 7/8 x 5 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 16.8 x 21 cm (6 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.210.92

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 338

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. 338.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 338

Wikidata ID

Q74897454

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