Des Künstlers Schwiegermutter (The Artist's Mother-in-Law)

1920

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

Fritz Gurlitt

Publisher, German, 1854 - 1893

The image shows an individual's upper body and head facing forward but slightly turned to the viewer's left. The person has expressive facial features with strong lines for the eyes, nose, and mouth, along with dark wavy hair swept back from the forehead. They are wearing a high-collared garment with one hand raised to the chest area, and a large circular pendant or brooch. The background is plain, emphasizing the individual.

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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: 13.7 x 1.1 cm (5 3/8 x 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 x 19.5 cm (9 15/16 x 7 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.243.20

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1922, no. 411

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. 411.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 411

Wikidata ID

Q75118033

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