Das Gastmahl des Trimalchio: pl. V (The Banquet of Trimalchio: pl. V)

Corinth employed drypoint, incising lines directly into a metal plate; the resulting burr yields a soft, velvety quality that appears as uneven, scratchy strokes on the paper. The black-and-white palette, combined with a loose, expressive handling of form, aligns the piece with the artist’s later shift toward expressionistic vigor after his 1911 stroke.

Lovis Corinth, a German painter and printmaker who studied in Paris and Munich and later directed the Berlin Secession, produced this print as part of a series on scenes from the *Satyricon*. The series was completed in the post‑World War I period, reflecting Corinth’s renewed interest in literary subjects and his exploration of print media.

The print belongs to a broader trend in early‑20th‑century German art that revisited classical antiquity through modern lenses. Corinth’s transition from naturalism to a hybrid of impressionism and expressionism is evident in the work’s dynamic line work and the emotional intensity conveyed by the crowded composition.