" Selbstbildnis"

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(1919)

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"Selbstbildnis", (1919), drypoint, signed in pencil by the artist lower right, edition of 90, Zanders watermark, 12 3/4" x 9 5/8". From Bei den Corinthen, a very good impression of this large print [Schwarz 380 I].

Lovis Corinth (1858-1925) was born a generation earlier than artists considered his contemporaries.  At times he was labeled a German Impressionist and Expressionist although he considered himself neither.  Corinth was influenced by various artists - among them Rubens, Millet, Rembrandt, Jongkind and Manet - and finally by Expressionism. As a member of the Berlin Secession, Corinth opposed the rising pressures of the new Expressionist movement. In 1911, Corinth suffered a stroke but successfully resumed his work a year later.  As Hitler rose to power (1933), Corinth's works were left undisturbed but for those works executed after his stroke which were considered "Degenerate." Corinth stands as a transitional figure between Impressionism, which he began to transcend at the time of his death, and Expressionism, which he did not altogether achieve.

This work is reminiscent of Rembrandt and is in a burnished silver over red ground 28" x 30 1/2" frame with a matching wood fillet.  The pearl Suede outer and black core chocolate inner acid and lignin free mats are protected with Acrylite-AR OP3 (UV) by CYRO ............ $5,000.00