1920
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Birkenstämme im Tiergarten (Birch Trees in the Tiergarten) is a 1920 ink by Lovis Corinth, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a cluster of birch trees with jagged, black lines against a light background. The branches twist and overlap, creating a dense, wild look. The paper has a textured feel, with some areas left almost empty. The artist used a drypoint technique—scratching lines into a metal plate to make prints. This method lets for quick, sketchy marks that feel urgent and raw. Try looking up drypoint to see how this technique works.
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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