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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1993.14.5
People
Lovis Corinth, German (Tapiau, East Prussia [now Gvardeysk, Russia] 1858 - 1925 Zandvoort, The Netherlands)
Title
Death and the Couple, from the portfolio "Dance of Death"
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Tod und Paar, aus "Totentanz"
Series/Book Title: Dance of Death
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1922
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/187770

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Softground etching printed in black ink on cream modern laid paper
Technique
Softground etching
Dimensions
23.9 x 17.8 cm (9 7/16 x 7 in.)
irregular: 36.5 x 25.4 cm (14 3/8 x 10 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: in graphite at l.r.: Lovis Corinth

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Hans Georg Schulz, Munich, unknown, sale to BRM, 1993.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Müller 551

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Purchase in memory of Eda K. Loeb
Accession Year
1993
Object Number
1993.14.5
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
In original mat in portfolio.

Publication History

  • Lovis Corinth, 1858-1925: prints, drawings and watercolors from the family collection, exh. cat., National Academy of Design (New York, NY, 1922)
  • Heinrich Müller, Die späte Graphik von Lovis Corinth, Lichtwarkstiftung (Hamburg, Germany, 1960), cat. no. 551
  • Christopher B. With, Lovis Corinth: master prints and drawings from the Marcy Family and the National Gallery of Art, exh. cat., National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C, c. 1993)
  • Peter-Klaus Schuster, ed., Lovis Corinth, Prestel (Munich, Germany and New York, NY, c. 1996)

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