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Lovis Corinth

European Art

ARTIST Lovis Corinth, German, 1858-1925
MEDIUM Drypoint on thin Japan paper
  • Place Made: Germany
    • DATES 1918
    DIMENSIONS Image (Plate): 3 15/16 x 5 7/8 in. (10 x 14.9 cm) Sheet (uneven): 6 7/8 x 8 3/16 in. (17.5 x 20.8 cm)
    MARKINGS Verso stamped: "Brooklyn Museum/Brooklyn, N.Y." (Lugt 307a)
    SIGNATURE Signed "Lovis Corinth" lower right margin in pencil
    INSCRIPTIONS Lower right in graphite: "Lovis Corinth"; bottom left in graphite: "338."; bottom right in graphite: "55.113-25" Verso lower left: "55.113-25"
    COLLECTIONS European Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 55.113.25
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Benjamin Weiss
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    EDITION Edition: 40
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