Henny Porten

1923

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

The image is a sketch showing the head and shoulders of a person facing forward. The facial features are bold with prominent eyes, a wide nose, and lips. The hair is depicted with loose, flowing lines, framing the face and extending to the shoulders. The clothing around the shoulders is indistinct, with abstract lines suggesting texture or pattern. The background is plain. There is a signature or writing below the sketch.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    softground etching on J. W. Zanders laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Marcy Family in memory of Sigbert H. Marcy

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.5 x 10.5 cm (5 11/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 35.5 x 26.3 cm (14 x 10 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.244.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Müller 1960, no. 677

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

1960

  • Müller, Heinrich. Die späte Graphik von Lovis Corinth. Hamburg, Germany: Lichtwarkstiftung, 1960, no. 677.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Lovis Corinth

Watermarks

JW Zanders

Wikidata ID

Q75118055

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