Das Gastmahl des Trimalchio: pl. VII (The Banquet of Trimalchio: pl. VII)

1919

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

The image displays a beach scene illustrated in a sketch-like style. A man wearing a hat and a short outfit stands on the left, with a dog beside him. Another man, naked, faces the water on the right. The horizon is at the upper third of the image, with a bright light source in the sky. The sky has clouds and distant land formations. The brushstrokes are rapid and fluid, giving a sense of movement. The color scheme is black and off-white, creating high contrast and emphasizing the figures and landscape.

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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: 14.7 x 18 cm (5 13/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 x 34.7 cm (9 15/16 x 13 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.243.13

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 379, vii/xv

  • Series Title

    Das Gastmahl des Trimalchio (The Banquet of Trimalchio)

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. 379, vii/xv.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 379/VII

Wikidata ID

Q75117991

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