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The image is an artistic sketch depicting a person playing the violin. The person is shown from the waist up, has short, dark hair, and their facial features are suggested rather than detailed. The clothing is loosely sketched, illustrating a jacket with a notched lapel. The figure is holding a violin with one hand and a bow with the other. The background is plain, focusing entirely on the figure.
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The image is an artistic sketch depicting a person playing the violin. The person is shown from the waist up, has short, dark hair, and their facial features are suggested rather than detailed. The clothing is loosely sketched, illustrating a jacket with a notched lapel. The figure is holding a violin with one hand and a bow with the other. The background is plain, focusing entirely on the figure.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bildnis Andreas Weissgaerber (Portrait of Andreas Weissgaerber)

Lovis Corinth

Date
1919
Medium
drypoint in black on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 29.4 x 22 cm (11 9/16 x 8 11/16 in.) sheet: 38.2 x 28.7 cm (15 1/16 x 11 5/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1991.243.9
Credit line
Gift of the Marcy Family in memory of Sigbert H. Marcy
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • male
  • portrait
  • drypoint
  • Musician
  • Weissgaerber, Andreas
Provenance

Sigbert Marzynski (Marcy); Dr. Toni G. Marcy, Los Angeles, California; acquired 1991 by the National Gallery of Art

Inscription

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 377

NGA object ID 74740. 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.