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The image depicts a group of trees with detailed bark and branches seen from a low angle. The brushstrokes create texture and tonal variations resembling cross-hatching. The color palette is monochromatic, with a stark contrast between black and white. The trees converge upwards, with the horizon not distinctly visible. The foreground shows intricate details of the tree trunks and foliage while the background fades into lighter, less defined forms.
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The image depicts a group of trees with detailed bark and branches seen from a low angle. The brushstrokes create texture and tonal variations resembling cross-hatching. The color palette is monochromatic, with a stark contrast between black and white. The trees converge upwards, with the horizon not distinctly visible. The foreground shows intricate details of the tree trunks and foliage while the background fades into lighter, less defined forms.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Birkenstämme im Tiergarten (Birch Trees in the Tiergarten)

Lovis Corinth

Date
1920-1921
Medium
drypoint in black on Van Gelder Zonen laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 32.5 × 24.8 cm (12 13/16 × 9 3/4 in.) sheet: 39.2 × 45.7 cm (15 7/16 × 18 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2012.92.186
Credit line
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Der Tiergarten (The Tiergarten)

Subjects and terms

  • plant
  • Tree
  • Garden
  • Writing
Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin, Germany); Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C., 1998; acquired 2012 by the National Gallery of Art

Inscription

lower left in graphite: 19/25; lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: [undeciphered] 90; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: AN11620

Marks

stamp verso in black ink: R

Watermarks

VAN GELDER ZONEN

NGA object ID 153568. 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.