1918
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Hausecke (Corner of a House) is a 1918 ink by Lovis Corinth, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a corner of a house with rough, textured walls and a bare tree outside. The lines are scratchy and uneven, almost like they were drawn quickly or with a sharp tool. The tree branches twist across the top, and the ground looks uneven with patches of grass or dirt. The artist used a drypoint technique, which means they scratched into a metal plate to create the lines. This left a rough, textured mark that gives the whole piece a gritty feel. Look up technique: drypoint next to see how it 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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