Liegender Weiblicher Akt II (Reclining Female Nude II )

Employing drypoint, Corinth incised the image directly onto the paper’s surface, allowing the burr of the metal tip to produce rich, velvety lines. The black ink and the warm texture of the laid paper combine to give the figure a sense of immediacy, characteristic of his late graphic work that balances impressionistic lightness with expressionist vigor.

Lovis Corinth, a German artist trained in Paris and Munich, shifted from naturalistic beginnings toward a more expressive language after a stroke in 1911. This print belongs to his mature period, where impressionist and expressionist tendencies intersect. It forms part of a series of nude studies that he produced in the early 1910s.

The early twentieth century saw German artists increasingly merging academic traditions with avant‑garde impulses. Corinth’s print reflects this climate, integrating the observational rigor of his training with the emotional intensity that defined post‑stroke works, situating the piece within broader movements toward modernist figuration.