The image depicts the upper body of a person sitting, with hands resting in front of them. The person is shown facing forward with a slightly turned head. They have distinct facial features including a strong jawline, full lips, and deep-set eyes. The hair is dark and depicted as thick and somewhat unkempt. The individual is wearing a suit jacket with lapels and a shirt with a dark tie or cravat. The sketch is monochromatic, predominantly black lines on an off-white background, with the artist's signature at the bottom. There is no detailed background in the image.
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The image depicts the upper body of a person sitting, with hands resting in front of them. The person is shown facing forward with a slightly turned head. They have distinct facial features including a strong jawline, full lips, and deep-set eyes. The hair is dark and depicted as thick and somewhat unkempt. The individual is wearing a suit jacket with lapels and a shirt with a dark tie or cravat. The sketch is monochromatic, predominantly black lines on an off-white background, with the artist's signature at the bottom. There is no detailed background in the image.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bildnis Joseph Schwarz (Portrait of Joseph Schwarz)

Lovis Corinth

Date
1916
Medium
lithograph in black
Dimensions
image: 31 × 25.5 cm (12 3/16 × 10 1/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1951.10.18
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-W

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • Costume
  • Portrait
  • Man
Provenance

Claude Schaefer, Montevideo, Uruguay; Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, 1950; acquired 1951 by the National Gallery of Art

Inscription

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth

NGA object ID 39809. 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.