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The image depicts a sketch of a seated person with their upper body visible. They have an expressive face with pronounced facial features, including a mustache. The person's hands are resting in their lap. They are wearing a dark suit with a collared shirt and tie. The background is simple and light with sketchy details. Signatures and inscriptions, including a date of 1919, are present on the sketch.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Bildnis des Grafen Keyserling (Portrait of Count Keyserling)
Lovis Corinth
- Date
- 1919
- Medium
- drypoint and roulette in black on wove paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 31 x 22.7 cm (12 3/16 x 8 15/16 in.) sheet: 47.6 x 33 cm (18 3/4 x 13 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1991.243.6
- Credit line
- Gift of the Marcy Family in memory of Sigbert H. Marcy
- Time span
- 1901 to 1925
- Department
- CG-W
Subjects and terms
- German
- male
- portrait
- drypoint
- roulette
- Count Keyserling
Provenance
Sigbert Marzynski (Marcy); Dr. Toni G. Marcy, Los Angeles, California; acquired 1991 by the National Gallery of Art
Inscription
upper right in plate: Lovis Corinth. / Lovis Corinth; lower center in plate: [undeciphered] Keyserling / 1919.; lower left in graphite: 2/25; lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 3416 Schw. 362
NGA object ID 74737. 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.