Lovis Corinth

Lovis Corinth (German, 1859-1925) "Pieta" Rare Etching c.1920

Circa 1920

Jules Pascin (French, 1885-1930) "Two Women Reclining" Original Etching C.1920 Plate dimensions 9" wide x 12" high Frame dimensions 19.5" wide x 26.5" high Plate signed The etchi...

Beniamino Benvenuto Bufano (1898-1970) "Tete d' Infant" Lithograph c.1970 Fine signed lithograph by noted American artist Beniamino Bufano. From a limited edition of 145. Dimensio...

Lovis Corinth Tapiau 1858 - 1925 Zandvoort Bathing Establishment, 1920 Lithograph on handmade paper Signed in pencil lower right Marked "Probedruck" (proof print) lower left Image size: 32 x 36.8 cm Frame: 57 x 60 cm Good original condition, under passe-partout (additional photos available upon request) Rare proof print prior to the original edition of 115 copies Published by Fritz Gurlitt, Berlin Catalogue raisonné Schwarz 442 Handcrafted model frame, museum glass Viewing and pickup possible by appointment Authenticity confirmed in writing. Lovis Corinth was born on July 21, 1858, in the town of Tapiau in East Prussia (now Gwardejsk, Russia). While attending high school in Königsberg, he developed an interest in Greek and Roman mythology as well as the Christian stories of the Bible. From 1876, Lovis Corinth attended the art academy in Königsberg, where he studied under Otto Günther, who introduced him to Weimar plein air painting. In 1880, he transferred to the Munich Academy. Works from his Munich period demonstrate his orientation towards the naturalistic painting style of Wilhelm Leibl's circle. In 1883, Lovis Corinth traveled to Italy with his father, and in 1884 he spent three months in Antwerp, where he took painting lessons from Paul Eugène Gorge. From 1884 to 1887, Corinth studied at the Académie Julian in Paris. The artist then traveled to Berlin, where he probably painted his first self-portrait in 1887/88, which was followed by numerous others over the years. From 1891 to 1899, Corinth lived as a freelance painter in Munich, where he belonged to the Secession. After meeting Max Liebermann and Walter Leistikow in the winter of 1898/99, he decided to move to Berlin, where he settled in 1901. Prior to this, his work "Salomé with the Head of John the Baptist...

Lovis Corinth (1858 Tapiau - 1925 Zandvoort), In bed, 1909. Drypoint on laid paper with watermark, 14.3 cm x 19 cm (image), 29 cm x 39.3 cm (sheet size), signed “Lovis Corinth” in pe...