untitled (self-portrait), Lovis Corinth

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untitled (self-portrait), Lovis Corinth
untitled (self-portrait), Lovis Corinth
Lovis Corinth
untitled (self-portrait)
1919
Lovis Corinth, artist
1858–1925
untitled (self-portrait), 1919
Where object was made: Germany
Material/technique: drypoint; laid paper
Credit line: Gift of Richard Hollander
Accession number: 1979.0006
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"Machine in a Void: World War I & the Graphic Arts," Mar-2010, Steve Goddard
During and shortly after the War, Lovis Corinth made many works that showed a deep concern for mortality. This may have partly been because he suffered a stroke in 1911, but the War itself is known to have troubled him greatly. In 1922 he made a series of five prints on the theme of the dance of death, each featuring a family member in the presence of Death. In this self-portrait of 1919, Corinth allows only a partial view of his face, forcing us to understand him almost exclusively through his sad eyes.