1918
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Portrait of a Young Woman (Anneliese Halbe) is a 1918 by Lovis Corinth, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a woman sitting, holding a folded fan in one hand. Her dark hair is pulled back, and she wears a high-collared dress with buttons down the front. The background is plain, and the lines are loose, almost like quick pencil strokes. The artist left some areas rough, especially around her hands and the fan, making it feel like a fast, sketchy drawing. The shading is soft, with no harsh lines. If you like this style, look up Lovis Corinth for more of his expressive portraits.
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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