Frau mit Handarbeit (Woman with Needlework)
1912
Medium
drypoint in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 24.8 x 19.6 cm (9 3/4 x 7 11/16 in.) sheet: 37.9 x 24.5 cm (14 15/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of the Marcy Family in memory of Sigbert H. Marcy
Accession Number
1991.210.24
Art Historical Context
**Frau mit Handarbeit (Woman with Needlework)**, created by German artist Lovis Corinth in 1912, captures an intimate domestic moment through the elegant medium of drypoint etching on wove paper. Measuring 24.8 x 19.6 cm on the plate, this black-ink print depicts a woman absorbed in needlework, her pose conveying quiet concentration and everyday grace. Corinth, a leading figure in early 20th-century German art, transitioned from Impressionist influences to a bolder Expressionist style, marked by vigorous lines and emotional depth. Drypoint, Corinth's chosen technique, involves scratching dire...
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...