Tiergarten (Zoological Garden)

1922

Lovis Corinth

Associated Names
Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

The image shows a low point of view looking through a lightly wooded area. The horizon is high with a collection of crosshatched lines representing tree trunks, branches, and foliage. The brushwork features energetic, hatched, and crisscrossed lines creating a textured representation of a woodland setting. The color palette is monochromatic, with various shades of black and white creating contrast and highlighting the outlines of the trees and underbrush. Nearest to us, lines imply undergrowth or grasses, while in the distance, the etching becomes denser and darker, suggesting depth and mature trees.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. Toni G. Marcy in honor of Andrew Robison

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22.2 x 30.1 cm (8 3/4 x 11 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 38.7 x 48 cm (15 1/4 x 18 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.137.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Müller 1960, no. 583

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sigbert Marzynski (Marcy); Dr. Toni G. Marcy, Los Angeles, California; acquired 1996 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1960

  • Müller, Heinrich. Die späte Graphik von Lovis Corinth. Hamburg, Germany: Lichtwarkstiftung, 1960, no. 583.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left in graphite: 18/100; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: M. 583

Wikidata ID

Q75403603

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