1990.55: Portrait of the Artist's Father

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1990.55

People

Lovis Corinth, German (Tapiau, East Prussia [now Gvardeysk, Russia] 1858 - 1925 Zandvoort, The Netherlands)

Title

Portrait of the Artist's Father

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

1888

Culture

German

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/221390

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Graphite and white chalk on blue laid paper attached to cream wove paper

Dimensions

37.5 x 28.5 cm (14 3/4 x 11 1/4 in.)
mat: 44.1 x 34.2 cm (17 3/8 x 13 7/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: u.r., black ink, handwritten, German, in artist's hand: 1888 in Königsberg
• inscription: on verso at l.r., graphite, handwritten, German: K35 / Bezeichnet von Lovis Corinth / "1888-Königsberg" / Franz Heinrich Corinth / Entwurf zum Olbild / Blei u. Kreide / M... (Mme?) Corinth.
• stamp: on verso at l.r., black ink: ATELIER LOVIS CORINTH [square border]
• stamp: l.l., black ink: ATELIER LOVIS CORINTH [square border]

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Curator's Discretionary Fund

Accession Year

1990

Object Number

1990.55

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Lovis Corinth, das Portrait, exh. cat., Badischer Kunstverein Karlsruhe (Karlsruhe, 1967), cat. no. 95
• Lovis Corinth: Handzeichnungen und Aquarelle, 1875-1925, exh. cat., Kunsthalle Bremen (Bremen, 1975), cat. no. 30

Exhibition History

• Before Expressionism: Art in Germany circa 1903, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/24/2003 - 02/15/2004

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