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The image features intricate lines and dense hatchings creating abstract shapes that overlap. The forms suggest human figures amidst a chaotic background. The arrangement of lines and shapes evokes figures in flowing garments, appearing as a crowd in motion. The artwork shows depth and texture, with contrasts between densely drawn lines and lighter areas.
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The image features intricate lines and dense hatchings creating abstract shapes that overlap. The forms suggest human figures amidst a chaotic background. The arrangement of lines and shapes evokes figures in flowing garments, appearing as a crowd in motion. The artwork shows depth and texture, with contrasts between densely drawn lines and lighter areas.

National Gallery of Art · Print

"Vater, es wird nicht gut ablaufen, bleiben wir von dem soldatenhaufen" ("Father, This Won't Turn Out Well, We should stay away from the gang of soldiers")

Lovis Corinth

Date
1923
Medium
etching in black on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 25.8 x 20.8 cm (10 3/16 x 8 3/16 in.) sheet: 38.7 x 29.2 cm (15 1/4 x 11 1/2 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1991.244.9
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

Portfolio and series

Series
Wallensteins Lager (Wallenstein's Camp)

Subjects and terms

  • etching
  • German
  • literary and theatrical themes
  • secular
  • Wallensteins Lager (Wallenstein's Camp, 1798)
  • Schiller, Friedrich von
Provenance

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

Inscription

lower center in plate: [undeciphered]; lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth

NGA object ID 74764. 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.