1899
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Crying Girl is a 1899 ink by Lovis Corinth, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman standing straight, her arms crossed over her chest. Her hair is pulled back, and she’s wearing a simple skirt and stockings. The lines around her are rough and wavy, like quick, nervous strokes. The artist used a technique that leaves scratchy marks—this is an etching. The paper looks worn, and the image feels urgent, like it was drawn fast. Next, check out etching to see how artists use acid and metal plates to make prints like this.
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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