Artwork
Stehende Weibliche akte (Standing Female Nude)
Stehende Weibliche akte (Standing Female Nude) is an ink print by Lovis Corinth. It dates from 1916 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Lovis Corinth's 'Stehende Weibliche akte (Standing Female Nude)' is a 1916 drypoint print in black, exemplifying the artist's evolving style.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a standing nude female figure, captured in a sideways pose with one arm bent and the other resting on her hip, conveying a sense of relaxed naturalism.
Technique & Style
Executed in drypoint, the work features loose, expressive lines that vary in darkness and texture, suggesting a rapid, spontaneous creation. The scratchy quality of the lines and the textured paper surface add to the overall raw, unfinished effect.
History & Provenance
Corinth, a German painter and printmaker trained in Paris and Munich, created this work during his later period, after a stroke in 1911 had influenced his style to become looser and more expressive.
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.
