The image shows a landscape viewed from an elevated perspective, looking over a body of water. The horizon is located in the upper third of the composition, with a range of mountains or hills stretching across the image. The foreground includes sketchy lines representing rooftops and vegetation on the left side. The middle ground features a water expanse depicted with horizontal strokes suggesting gentle waves or ripples. In the background, there are mountains sketched with dynamic lines forming jagged peaks against the sky. Soft, swirling lines indicate clouds above, adding movement to the scene. The color palette is monochromatic, in shades of black and gray. The brushstrokes are loose and expressive, giving the artwork a casual, sketch-like quality.
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The image shows a landscape viewed from an elevated perspective, looking over a body of water. The horizon is located in the upper third of the composition, with a range of mountains or hills stretching across the image. The foreground includes sketchy lines representing rooftops and vegetation on the left side. The middle ground features a water expanse depicted with horizontal strokes suggesting gentle waves or ripples. In the background, there are mountains sketched with dynamic lines forming jagged peaks against the sky. Soft, swirling lines indicate clouds above, adding movement to the scene. The color palette is monochromatic, in shades of black and gray. The brushstrokes are loose and expressive, giving the artwork a casual, sketch-like quality.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Am Walchensee (On Walchen Lake)

Lovis Corinth

Date
1923
Medium
drypoint in black on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 18 x 24.1 cm (7 1/16 x 9 1/2 in.) sheet: 22.4 x 28.3 cm (8 13/16 x 11 1/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1997.118.3
Credit line
Gift of Dr. Toni G. Marcy
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-W

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • Landscape
  • drypoint
  • Germany
  • landscape
  • Waterway
Provenance

Sigbert Marzynski (Marcy); Dr. Toni G. Marcy, Los Angeles, California; acquired 1997 by the National Gallery of Art

Inscription

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: M. 674

NGA object ID 103613. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.