Spectators watching a crouching nude woman releasing a small dog and a slave holding a large dog in an arena | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2012.53.8
People: Lovis Corinth, German (Tapiau, East Prussia [now Gvardeysk, Russia] 1858 - 1925 Zandvoort, The Netherlands)
Title: Spectators watching a crouching nude woman releasing a small dog and a slave holding a large dog in an arena
Other Titles: Series/Book Title: Das Gastmahl des Trimalchio
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1919
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/341573

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Drypoint on cream wove paper

Technique

Drypoint

Dimensions

plate: 14 x 18 cm (5 1/2 x 7 1/16 in.)
sheet: 19.9 x 23 cm (7 13/16 x 9 1/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

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 VIII

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Antonia Paepcke DuBrul Fund
Accession Year: 2012
Object Number: 2012.53.8
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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