The image is an etching featuring multiple figures shown from the waist up, concentrating on their upper bodies and heads. The figures are close together, implying an interaction or conversation. Their facial features are detailed with expressive and textured lines. The individuals have various hairstyles, some possibly wearing hats. Their clothing is depicted with loose, dynamic lines, suggesting layers of fabric like coats or dresses. The minimalistic background lacks a discernible setting or objects and the focus remains on the figures. Handwritten text at the top adds visual elements but is not clearly legible. The scene displays dynamic interactions and textural contrasts created by the etching technique.
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The image is an etching featuring multiple figures shown from the waist up, concentrating on their upper bodies and heads. The figures are close together, implying an interaction or conversation. Their facial features are detailed with expressive and textured lines. The individuals have various hairstyles, some possibly wearing hats. Their clothing is depicted with loose, dynamic lines, suggesting layers of fabric like coats or dresses. The minimalistic background lacks a discernible setting or objects and the focus remains on the figures. Handwritten text at the top adds visual elements but is not clearly legible. The scene displays dynamic interactions and textural contrasts created by the etching technique.

National Gallery of Art · Print

"Einer dirne schön gesicht muss allgemein sein wie's sonnenlicht" ("A Pretty Girl's Face is Like the Sunshine")

Lovis Corinth

Date
1923
Medium
etching in black on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 20.7 cm (8 1/8 in.) sheet: 35.8 x 29 cm (14 1/8 x 11 7/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1991.244.10
Credit line
Gift of the Marcy Family in memory of Sigbert H. Marcy
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-W

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

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

NGA object ID 74765. 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.