Artwork
Pflegerin (Nurse)
Pflegerin (Nurse) is an ink print by Lovis Corinth. It dates from 1914 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Lovis Corinth's Pflegerin (Nurse) is a 1914 drypoint print on laid paper, showcasing the artist's expressive graphic style.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a seated woman, likely a nurse, captured in a moment of quiet contemplation or rest. The subject is rendered with loose, suggestive lines that convey a sense of movement and life.
Technique & Style
Corinth employed drypoint technique to create the print, using black ink on laid paper to achieve a textured, expressive effect. The loose, quick lines and sketchy areas, such as the subject's hair and dress, are characteristic of his mature graphic work.
History & Provenance
Created in 1914, Pflegerin (Nurse) reflects Corinth's post-stroke style, which was influenced by expressionism and marked by a looser, more vibrant approach.
Artist & collection
Artist
Lovis Corinth was a German artist and writer whose mature work as a painter and printmaker realized a synthesis of impressionism and expressionism.
Tired Soldier I
Thomas Corinth
Männliches Bildnis mit Aufgestütztem Arm (Portrait of a Man Smoking)
Madchen (Girl)
Untitled
Des Künstlers Schwiegermutter (The Artist's Mother-in-Law)
Seated Female Nude Leaning to the Left
Peasant Boy with a Jug
Sorrow (Kümmernis)
Frauenbildnis (Portrait of a Woman)
Krankenschwester (Nurse)
Knabe mit Badehose und Strohhut (Boy Wearing Bathing-Trunks and Straw Hat)