1916
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Gebeugter Akt (Nude Bending Forward) is a 1916 ink by Lovis Corinth, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a person bent forward, their back and arms turned slightly away from us. The lines are loose and quick, like scribbles that still feel alive. The figure’s hair is messy, and their face looks up with big, round eyes. The artist used a simple black mark to show light and shadow—no fancy details. It’s just ink on paper, but the movement feels real. Want to see how this was made? Look up lithography.
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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