Bildnis K.S. (Portrait of K.S.)

1920

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

Fritz Gurlitt

Publisher, German, 1854 - 1893

The image features a sketchy etching of a person's upper body. The person is depicted as sitting with their head resting on their hand, facing slightly to the left. The individual has closed eyes, a prominent nose, short dark hair, and is wearing a jacket over a collared shirt. The background is plain, emphasizing the textured and shaded strokes of the etching.

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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: 11.9 x 8.8 cm (4 11/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.2 x 20 cm (10 11/16 x 7 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.243.22

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz/Muller, no. 427

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. 427.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Probedrück lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 427

Wikidata ID

Q75118037

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