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Kapuzinerpredigt—"Hetzt sich lieber herum mit der Dirn'" (The Capuchin's Sermon—"He Prefers to Run Around with a Girl")

Lovis Corinth , 1923

Kapuzinerpredigt—"Hetzt sich lieber herum mit der Dirn'" (The Capuchin's Sermon—"He Prefers to Run Around with a Girl"), by Lovis Corinth, ink, 1923
Kapuzinerpredigt—"Hetzt sich lieber herum mit der Dirn'" (The Capuchin's Sermon—"He Prefers to Run Around with a Girl"), by Lovis Corinth, ink, 1923

Kapuzinerpredigt—"Hetzt sich lieber herum mit der Dirn'" (The Capuchin's Sermon—"He Prefers to Run Around with a Girl") is an ink print by Lovis Corinth. It dates from 1923 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

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Inscribed:lower center in plate: [undeciphered]; lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth

About this work

Overview

Lovis Corinth's 1923 etching 'Kapuzinerpredigt, Hetzt sich lieber herum mit der Dirn'' is a print that showcases the artist's later style, characterized by bold and expressive elements.

Subject & Meaning

The etching depicts a satirical scene of a Capuchin monk delivering a sermon to a chaotic and distracted crowd, with one man appearing more interested in a woman than the sermon.

Technique & Style

The print is executed in black ink on Van Gelder Zonen laid paper, featuring rough, sketchy facial features and loose, expressive lines that convey a sense of movement and noise, blending elements of Impressionism and Expressionism.

History & Provenance

Corinth created this work in 1923, after a stroke in 1911 had shifted his style towards bolder and more expressive forms, as part of his later career in Berlin's artistic circles.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Lovis Corinth

Artist

Lovis Corinth

Lovis Corinth (21 July 1858 – 17 July 1925) 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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Who painted Kapuzinerpredigt—"Hetzt sich lieber herum mit der Dirn'" (The Capuchin's Sermon—"He Prefers to Run Around with a Girl")?

Kapuzinerpredigt—"Hetzt sich lieber herum mit der Dirn'" (The Capuchin's Sermon—"He Prefers to Run Around with a Girl") was painted by Lovis Corinth in 1923.

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