"Was der blitz! Das ist ja die gustel von blasewitz" ("What's That! It's Gustel von Blasewitz")

1923

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

The image features intricate lines and shapes forming an abstract composition. Dark and light areas create outlines and shadows resembling figures around a table. The figures seem sketchy and undefined, reminiscent of people gathered closely together. Swirling lines and curves suggest movement and complexity, while handwritten text at the top adds intrigue.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.7 x 20.9 cm (10 1/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 39.5 x 29 cm (15 9/16 x 11 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.244.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Müller 1960, no. 812

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. 812.

Inscriptions

upper center in plate: [undeciphered]; lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth

Wikidata ID

Q75118104

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