The image shows a ground-level perspective looking towards a large domed building surrounded by a crowd. The horizon line is obscured by the building itself. The top of the dome is highlighted with subtle yellow and flanked by two flag poles with red, yellow, and black flags. The style features loose, sketch-like brushstrokes with a combination of line drawing and watercolor washes. The color palette is light with soft blues in the sky, warm yellows on the dome, and contrasting reds and blacks in the flags. Hints of pale browns and grays illustrate movement and a gathering close to us.
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The image shows a ground-level perspective looking towards a large domed building surrounded by a crowd. The horizon line is obscured by the building itself. The top of the dome is highlighted with subtle yellow and flanked by two flag poles with red, yellow, and black flags. The style features loose, sketch-like brushstrokes with a combination of line drawing and watercolor washes. The color palette is light with soft blues in the sky, warm yellows on the dome, and contrasting reds and blacks in the flags. Hints of pale browns and grays illustrate movement and a gathering close to us.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bismarckfeier (Celebration for Bismarck)

Lovis Corinth

Date
1915
Medium
hand-colored transfer lithograph on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 42 x 33.4 cm (16 9/16 x 13 1/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1994.89.1
Credit line
Gift of Ruth and Joseph Bromberg in honor of Andrew Robison
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-W

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • Cityscape
  • Germany
  • landscape
  • watercolor
  • transfer
Provenance

Ruth and Joseph Bromberg, London, England; acquired 1994 by the national Gallery of Art

Inscription

lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Nr.28/30

Watermarks

[fleur-de-lis surmounted by crown]

NGA object ID 91220. 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.