1911
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Ruhende Dreiviertel Akt (Reclining Female Nude) is a 1911 ink by Lovis Corinth, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman lying on her side, her head resting on one arm. Her body is relaxed, one leg bent at the knee while the other stretches out. The lines are loose and quick, giving it a sketchy, unfinished feel. The paper has a rough texture, and the artist used a soft, smudgy technique to create shadows and shapes. It looks like it was drawn in one go, without much smoothing out. Next, check out the technique: etching.
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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