1923
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Am Walchensee (On Walchen Lake) is a 1923 ink by Lovis Corinth, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a rough, jagged landscape with sharp, uneven lines. The trees and hills look like they’re scratched into the paper with quick, uneven strokes. The whole scene is mostly black against a light background, giving it a sketchy, unfinished feel. The artist used a drypoint technique—think of it like scratching into a soft surface to leave marks. This method makes the lines look raw and textured, almost like a quick study rather than a polished drawing. Check out Corinth, Lovis to see more of his expressive, sketchy style.
Lovis Corinth was a German artist and writer whose mature work as a painter and printmaker realized a synthesis of impressionism and expressionism.
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