1911
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Mutter und Kind (Mother and Child) is a 1911 ink by Lovis Corinth, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman bending over a child. The mother’s back is broad, her hair tied up, and she’s wearing a loose dress. The child sits close, looking up at her with a small hand raised. The lines are rough and dark, like quick pencil strokes. The artist used a scratchy method to create the texture—it’s not smooth. The background is barely there, just a hint of a room behind them. If you like this style, look up etching to see how artists make 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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