Roses in Water Glass
Artist
Lovis Corinth
(German, 1858 - 1925)
Date1916
MediumDrypoint
DimensionsPlate: 4 3/4 × 3 1/2 inches (12.07 × 8.89 cm)
Sheet: 10 × 6 3/8 inches (25.4 × 16.19 cm)
Sheet: 10 × 6 3/8 inches (25.4 × 16.19 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. M. R. Sickman
Object number48-29
On View
Not on viewCollections
Exhibition HistoryFifty Years of Gifts to the Print Department, Part 1, 1933-1958: 50th Anniversary Exhibition: October 23 - November 20, 1983, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, October 23-November 20, 1983, no. 35, as Flower Piece.
Roses in Water Glass is a dramatic, dynamic, and expressive rendering of a simple and quiet subject. Lovis Corinth used drypoint, a printmaking method that allowed him to scratch directly and forcefully into the copper plate. The displaced metal, which creates burrs on either side of the line, holds considerable ink. The results are rich, velvety patches, as seen here. Corinth was one of Germany’s leading Impressionist artists. He turned to Expressionism after suffering a stroke in 1911. Powerful gestures, strong tonal contrasts, and assertive forms are the hallmarks of his later work.
[George L. McKenna], The Fifty Years of Gifts to the Print Department, Part 1, 1933-1958: 50th Anniversary Exhibition: October 23 - November 20, 1983, exh. cat. (Kansas City, MO: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 1983), no. 35, as Flower Piece.
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