1923
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Henny Porten is a 1923 ink by Lovis Corinth, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman’s face and shoulders, drawn in quick, dark lines. Her hair is loose and wavy, framing her forehead. The background is mostly empty, with just a few faint marks around her head. The artist used a scratchy, almost sketchy style—like pencil on paper, but with ink. The lines are uneven, giving it a rough, handmade feel. Next, check out etching to see how artists use acid and plates to create prints like this.
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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