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The image is an etching depicting a scene with a bridge slightly above the center. The bridge's line marks the horizon, with figures moving along it. In the distance are tree branches reaching upward, creating a web-like pattern. A lamppost is on the left of the bridge. The style features energetic brushstrokes and line work. The color palette is monochromatic, with dark shades against a lighter background. Water in the foreground reflects the bridge and vertical pole details, blending with the background lines.
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The image is an etching depicting a scene with a bridge slightly above the center. The bridge's line marks the horizon, with figures moving along it. In the distance are tree branches reaching upward, creating a web-like pattern. A lamppost is on the left of the bridge. The style features energetic brushstrokes and line work. The color palette is monochromatic, with dark shades against a lighter background. Water in the foreground reflects the bridge and vertical pole details, blending with the background lines.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Aus dem Tiergarten (View of the Tiergarten)

Lovis Corinth

Date
1920
Medium
drypoint in black on J. W. Zanders wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 24.6 x 31.8 cm (9 11/16 x 12 1/2 in.) sheet: 34.5 x 51 cm (13 9/16 x 20 1/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1991.243.17
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
  • drypoint
  • Bridge
  • Germany
  • landscape
  • Waterway
  • Berlin
Provenance

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

Inscription

lower left in graphite: 11/50; lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower center edge in graphite by unknown hand: 11254; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Schw. 397

Watermarks

JW Zanders 1916

NGA object ID 74748. 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.