1918
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Obstgarten (Orchard) is a 1918 ink by Lovis Corinth, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet orchard with four trees framing a small building in the distance. The lines are scratchy and uneven, like quick pencil strokes. Light and shadow play across the branches and ground, making some spots look darker and others almost white. The artist used a drypoint technique—meaning they carved lines into a metal plate instead of painting. This method makes the lines look rough and textured, almost like they’re trembling. Next, check out Corinth, Lovis to see more of his scratchy, expressive style.
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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