1911
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Frauenkopf (Head of Woman) is a 1911 ink by Lovis Corinth, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman’s face in profile, turned slightly toward us. Her hair is pulled back, and she wears a high collar. The lines are loose and quick, almost like a sketch. The paper has a rough, textured look, and the marks are dark against a light background. The artist used a method where ink is scratched into a metal plate to create the lines. This makes the image feel raw and unfinished. Look up etching 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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