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The image features bold, contrasting lines and shapes that swirl and converge, creating a dense abstract composition. Three humanoid figures are depicted, with one central figure wrapped in elongated lines. Other figures nearby suggest familiar human poses and expressions. The background includes lines resembling sharp peaks or mountains.
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The image features bold, contrasting lines and shapes that swirl and converge, creating a dense abstract composition. Three humanoid figures are depicted, with one central figure wrapped in elongated lines. Other figures nearby suggest familiar human poses and expressions. The background includes lines resembling sharp peaks or mountains.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Austreibung aus dem Paradies (The Expulsion from Paradise)

Lovis Corinth

Date
1919
Medium
woodcut in black
Dimensions
image: 36.1 x 30.3 cm (14 3/16 x 11 15/16 in.) sheet: 48.2 x 38.2 cm (19 x 15 1/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1951.10.273
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Angel
  • German
  • figure
  • Female nude
  • Male nude
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

Marks

stamped verso in black ink: COMISION NACIONAL DE MUSEOS / Y MONUMENTOS HISTORICOS / JOSE LUIS BUSANICHE / SECRETARIO GENERALE

NGA object ID 40070. 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.