1914
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Versöhnung (The Reconciliation) is a 1914 ink by Lovis Corinth, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two nude figures embracing. One person is kneeling, their arms wrapped around the other’s waist, while the other leans in close, their heads almost touching. The lines are loose and quick, with some areas filled in with hatching to show shadows. The artist used simple shapes to suggest the bodies, focusing more on movement than detail. The paper has a textured look, and the marks feel urgent, like they were drawn fast. Next, check out Corinth, Lovis for more of his expressive drawings.
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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