1914
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Krankenschwester (Nurse) is a 1914 ink by Lovis Corinth, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman’s side profile, her head turned slightly away. Her hair is pulled back, and she wears a simple dress with short sleeves. The lines are loose and quick, almost like a quick sketch. The artist used a drypoint tool to scratch into the paper, creating sharp, dark lines. This technique makes the drawing look both rough and precise at the same time. Next, check out technique: drypoint to see how artists create prints this way.
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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