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Lovis Corinth
The book of Judith1910

Not on view
Lithograph of a battle scene with mounted soldiers, a fallen horse, an archer, and armored figures rendered in loose black ink lines with gray tonal shading
Printed page with German blackletter text headed "Das erste Capitel"; an illustrated drop capital U contains a line-drawn ancient chariot scene with two standing figures drawing bows, a spoked wheel, and a quiver of arrows visible.
Black and white print or engraving depicting a large procession of armored soldiers and figures in ancient Near Eastern dress, crowded into a narrow rocky pass, with spears and banners visible; loose, sketchy linework; German Fraktur text below reading "Das zweite Capitel" with a paragraph of Gothic-script prose.
Lithograph with vigorous charcoal-like linework depicting three male figures in ancient robes; a standing bearded man with an ornate crown or headband faces a seated or reclining figure gesturing with one raised hand, with a third figure visible in the shadowy background.
Black and white lithograph or print depicting rearing horses and human figures in a dynamic, chaotic composition; a dark horse dominates the center-left with a pale horse at right, rendered in loose expressive strokes with a block of German text below.
Black and white engraving of a seven-branched menorah with lit candles, set on a wide curved base with decorative feet, printed below a column of German Gothic-script text.
Monochrome print in horizontal format, depicting two winged figures flanking a central reclining figure with a six-pointed star radiating light above; rendered in expressive, flowing line work with dramatic contrasts of light and shadow
Black and white lithograph with vigorous charcoal-like linework depicting a figure hanging inverted from a tree, grasped by a standing figure above; reaching hands emerge from below amid sparse branches and leaves.
Black and white print with hatched linework depicting a standing woman in long robes and a cap, facing three robed figures whose backs are turned; one reaches toward her face. A block of German text appears below.
Black and white lithograph depicting two figures: a nude woman reclining on a patterned surface, wearing an Egyptian-style headdress, necklace, and bracelets; behind her, a dark-robed figure leans over a low table with scattered objects. Vigorous, heavily worked crayon lines throughout.
Charcoal or pencil illustration for a book page, a partially draped woman wearing a crown seated in the foreground, with several standing figures in robes and armor behind her; German blackletter text below reading "Das elfte Capitel."
Black and white print with expressive, loose linework; a woman in ornate headwear gestures with raised hands toward a reclining male figure at left, while two additional figures observe from the right; German text in blackletter script below.
Lithograph of a seated woman in a loose white blouse, one arm raised, with a large animal reclining across her lap, rendered in bold black and white with expressive gestural marks. A signature appears in the lower right margin.
Charcoal or chalk illustration depicting two standing figures viewed from behind, one holding a dark rounded object toward a kneeling or crouching figure in shadow, with a night sky visible at upper left; loose, expressive linework; German text printed below the image.
Color lithograph with expressive, gestural draftsmanship depicting multiple figures in a turbulent composition. A standing woman in layered garments raises one arm at center; surrounding figures include a dark-haired bearded man, a skeletal or ghostly figure holding a staff, and a crouching figure at lower right. A tall red draped form dominates the left edge. Background rendered in red, yellow, and blue horizontal bands with a star-patterned upper border. Pencil signature at lower right.
Black and white illustration of a standing female figure with long dark hair and a flowing white gown, flanked by large dark wings that extend horizontally; a triangular or tent-like form appears behind her head; block of German text above in Gothic script
Black and white illustration, full-length figure of a woman in long skirt, apron, and head covering, standing between two decorated textile panels with geometric border patterns; loose pen-and-ink draftsmanship; German blackletter text below reads "Das vierzehnte Capitel"
Lithograph in black and white with vigorous, gestural linework depicting several figures in a crowded composition. A helmeted figure crouches in the foreground; behind, a robed figure with a cloth-covered head looms, flanked by two partially visible figures at right. Indistinct lettering and a crown motif appear in the shadowy background.
Black and white print depicting a chaotic crowd scene with multiple figures in dynamic poses, some raising weapons or arms overhead, with a horse and rider at right and architectural ruins in the background; accompanied by German text in Fraktur script below, headed "Das sechzehnte Capitel."
Horizontal-format print depicting two crocodiles in close-up, rendered in black ink with hatched and textured marks emphasizing scaly skin; the animals' heads and bodies fill the composition against a loosely sketched background.
Lithograph depicting five figures in dynamic dancing poses arranged horizontally; two central figures hold harps or lyre-like instruments; loosely sketched lines on white ground with a handwritten signature at lower right.
Artist or Maker
Lovis Corinth
Title
The book of Judith
Place Made
Germany, Berlin
Date Made
1910
Medium
Printed material and twenty-two color lithographs on Japan paper
Dimensions
Overall: 14 11/16 x 18 5/16 in. (37.31 x 46.51 cm)
Credit Line
The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies, purchased with funds provided by Anna Bing Arnold, Museum Associates Acquisition Fund, and deaccession funds
Accession Number
83.1.53a-v
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies
Selected Bibliography

  • Davis, Bruce. German Expressionist Prints and Drawings: The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1989; Munich, Germany: Prestel, 1989.

  • Schwarz, Karl. Das graphische Werk von Lovis Corinth. Berlin : F. Gurlitt, 1922.