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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
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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

Verification Level

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