1914
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Der Ritter (The Knight) is a 1914 ink by Lovis Corinth, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a tired-looking man with a hat pulled low over his forehead. His face is wrinkled, his beard scraggly, and he wears a loose, rumpled jacket. One hand rests on his hip, the other holds a cane or staff. The lines are rough and uneven, like they were drawn fast. The artist used a technique called etching, where lines are scratched into a metal plate to make the print. The paper has a textured look, too, which adds to the sketchy feel. Next, check out etching to see how this method 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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