Self-Portrait
Lovis Corinth · 1920–21 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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After suffering a stroke in 1911, the German artist Lovis Corinth made numerous self-portraits that exhibit a preoccupation with his own mortality. Corinth created a mood of tension and anxiety by portraying himself in heavy shadow, with eyes staring straight out at the viewer; his marks made in the soft etching ground manifest a nervous energy.
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Details
- Maker
- Lovis Corinth (German, 1858–1925)
- Date
- 1920–21
- Medium
- Softground etching
- Dimensions
- Platemark: 11.9 x 19.1 cm (4 11/16 x 7 1/2 in.); Sheet: 33 x 24 cm (13 x 9 7/16 in.)
- Place of origin
- Germany
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Gift of Jonathan, Michael, and Sarah Silver in memory of their father, Daniel Jeremy Silver
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
