Thomas Corinth
1922
Medium
drypoint in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 12 x 8.8 cm (4 3/4 x 3 7/16 in.) sheet: 24.2 x 18 cm (9 1/2 x 7 1/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Dr. Toni G. Marcy
Accession Number
1998.83.4
Art Historical Context
Lovis Corinth's *Thomas Corinth* (1922) is a poignant drypoint portrait capturing the artist's son in a moment of quiet intensity. Created in the final years of Corinth's life, this intimate print reflects the German Expressionist's shift toward bold, psychological depth following his debilitating stroke in 1911. As a leading figure in the Berlin Secession and a bridge between Impressionism and Expression, Corinth infused his late works with raw emotion and loose, energetic lines, evident here in the young Thomas's direct gaze and tousled hair. Drypoint, a direct intaglio technique, allowed C...
About the Artist
Lovis Corinth · 1858–1925
Lovis Corinth, born Franz Heinrich Louis on July 21, 1858, in Tapiau, East Prussia (now Gvardeysk, Russia), to a tanner father, displayed prodigious drawing talent from childhood. He began formal training at the Königsberg Academy in 1876, then moved to the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich from 1880 to 1884, studying under Ludwig von Löfftz and briefly Franz von Defregger, where he absorbed a Realis...