1916
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Männliches Bildnis mit Aufgestütztem Arm (Portrait of a Man Smoking) is a 1916 ink by Lovis Corinth, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man in a jacket, leaning on one arm while holding a cigarette to his mouth. His other hand rests on his chin, and a small box sits on the table beside him. The lines are loose and scratchy, with lots of shading to show his face and clothes. The artist used a drypoint tool to carve into the paper, creating deep, textured lines. This method makes the drawing look almost like a sketch with extra depth. Next, check out technique: drypoint 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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