1919
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Das Gastmahl des Trimalchio: pl. II (The Banquet of Trimalchio: pl. II) is a 1919 ink by Lovis Corinth, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows three people in a loose, hurried style. The lines are scratchy and uneven, like quick notes. One person stands with arms raised, another leans in close, and a third holds a round object—maybe a hat or bowl. The background is just a few rough shapes, almost like a stage set. The artist used a drypoint tool to carve into the paper, leaving thick, dark lines. It’s not polished—it feels like a sketch meant to capture movement, not detail. Next, check out Corinth, Lovis to see more of his fast, expressive drawings.
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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