Artwork
Walchensee mit Jochberg (Walchensee with Jochberg)
Walchensee mit Jochberg (Walchensee with Jochberg) is an ink print by Lovis Corinth. It dates from 1923 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Lovis Corinth's 1923 drypoint print, Walchensee mit Jochberg, is a landscape of the Walchensee region featuring the Jochberg mountain. Created using drypoint in black, the work showcases Corinth's expressive use of line and evolving technique.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a mountainous landscape with a lake, rendered through a complex network of lines that convey a sense of rugged terrain and atmospheric energy. The composition balances the jagged mountain range against the dark lake below.
Technique & Style
Corinth employed the drypoint technique, scratching lines into a metal plate to achieve a textured, rough effect. The resulting marks appear spontaneous and sketch-like, with the black ink standing out against the light paper to create a dynamic visual contrast.
Context
Corinth's work was influenced by his experience with a stroke in 1911, after which his style shifted toward expressionism. As a key figure in the Berlin Secession, Corinth's artistic trajectory reflects the group's emphasis on innovative and experimental approaches to art.
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.
