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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2012.53.2
People
Lovis Corinth, German (Tapiau, East Prussia [now Gvardeysk, Russia] 1858 - 1925 Zandvoort, The Netherlands)
Title
A Roman, a boy and a servant watching two figures playing ball
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Das Gastmahl des Trimalchio
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1919
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/341567

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Drypoint on cream wove paper
Technique
Drypoint
Dimensions
plate: 12.3 x 16.2 cm (4 13/16 x 6 3/8 in.)
sheet: 16.8 x 23 cm (6 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: sheet, lower left corner, graphite: [erased]
  • inscription: signed lower right, below plate, graphite: Lovis Corinth

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Lovis Corinth, by descent; to Charlotte Berend Corinth, (1925-1967), by descent; to Thomas Corinth, (1967-1988), by descent; to Wilhelmine Corinth, (1988-2001), by descent; to George E. Hecker, Wayland, MA (2001-2012), sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2012.

NOTES:
1. The work belonged to the Corinth family and was always transferred upon the death of the previous owner: in 1925 Lovis Corinth bequeathed the work to his wife Charlotte Berend Corinth, who upon her death passed it on to her son Thomas Corinth who in turn passed it to his sister Wilhelmine Corinth. Wilhelmine Corinth was George Hecker’s mother.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Schwarz 379 II

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Antonia Paepcke DuBrul Fund
Accession Year
2012
Object Number
2012.53.2
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/04/2021 - 01/02/2022

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