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The image is an etching depicting a portion of a person's upper torso and head. The person is reclining with one arm bent upwards and the other crossing the body. The face is sketchily depicted with indications of eyes, a nose, and a mouth, and short, tousled hair. There is no detailed clothing shown. The background consists of abstract lines and shading. In the lower right corner, there is a signature.
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The image is an etching depicting a portion of a person's upper torso and head. The person is reclining with one arm bent upwards and the other crossing the body. The face is sketchily depicted with indications of eyes, a nose, and a mouth, and short, tousled hair. There is no detailed clothing shown. The background consists of abstract lines and shading. In the lower right corner, there is a signature.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Akt mit hochgehobenem Hemd (Woman Undressing)

Lovis Corinth

Date
1921
Medium
drypoint in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 25.5 x 19.1 cm (10 1/16 x 7 1/2 in.) sheet: 38.5 x 27.9 cm (15 3/16 x 11 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1998.83.2
Credit line
Gift of Dr. Toni G. Marcy
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • female
  • figure
  • drypoint
Provenance

Sigbert Marzynski (Marcy); Dr. Toni G. Marcy, Los Angeles, California; acquired 1998 by the National Gallery of Art

Inscription

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left corner in graphite by unknown hand: 574

Marks

embossed: Euphorion Verlag

NGA object ID 107255. 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.