Crying Girl

Executed in stark monochrome, the etching features rough, wavy lines and scratchy marks characteristic of the medium. Corinth's technique here blends impressionistic spontaneity with expressive, almost nervous, brushwork, foreshadowing his later expressionist phase.

Created during Corinth's transitional period in the late 1890s, the work reflects his evolving style. Trained in Paris and Munich, Corinth was then a leading figure in the Berlin Secession, though this piece predates his full embrace of expressionism after a 1911 stroke.

Crying Girl sits at the cusp of Corinth's stylistic shift, combining naturalistic training with emerging expressive tendencies, characteristic of the broader artistic movements in Europe at the turn of the 20th century.

While not explicitly revolutionary, Crying Girl contributes to the narrative of Corinth's gradual move towards expressionism, influencing subsequent generations of printmakers and expressionist artists.