1923
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
"Wohl auf, kameraden, aufs pferd, aufs pferd! Ins feld, in die freiheit gezogen!" ("Come On, Comrades, to Horse, to Horse! To Battle, Bound for Liberty!") is a 1923 ink by Lovis Corinth, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a chaotic, sketchy scene of people on horseback. The lines are rough and uneven, like hurried scribbles. Some figures are barely formed—just clusters of marks—while others stand out a little more, like a horse in the lower right corner. The title hints at movement and urgency, but the image feels more like a storm of lines than a clear story. The artist used a technique that lets ink pile up in layers, making some areas darker and others faint. Next, look up etching to see how artists like Corinth built up texture with ink and metal plates.
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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