Fan Design [verso]
probably 1906
![Fan Design [verso] by Lovis Corinth](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.artheonmuseum.org%2Fnga%2Fthumb%2Ffan-design-verso-nga-62935.webp&w=3840&q=75)
Medium
graphite on green paper
Dimensions
overall (lunette): 24.1 x 46.8 cm (9 1/2 x 18 7/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Julius S. Held Collection
Accession Number
1984.1.2.b
Art Historical Context
Lovis Corinth's *Fan Design [verso*, likely created around 1906 offers a glimpse into the preparatory sketches of one of Germany's most dynamic early 20th-century artists Rendered in graphite on green paper, lunette-shaped drawing (24.1 x 46.8 cm) captures Corinth's fluid draftsmanship during his mature period, when he bridged Impressionism's light effects with the bolder, more expressive forms that defined German Expressionism. As a verso design for a fan—an elegant accessory popular in Edwardian-era social life—it hints at the intersection of fine art and decorative objects, showcasing how a...
About the Artist
Lovis Corinth · 1858–1925
Lovis Corinth, born Franz Heinrich Louis on July 21, 1858, in Tapiau, East Prussia (now Gvardeysk, Russia), to a tanner father, displayed prodigious drawing talent from childhood. He began formal training at the Königsberg Academy in 1876, then moved to the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich from 1880 to 1884, studying under Ludwig von Löfftz and briefly Franz von Defregger, where he absorbed a Realis...