
Lovis CorinthDuitsland, 1858–1925Mag men het zien?
Minneapolis, Verenigde Staten
Het hoort bij de collectie, maar is momenteel niet tentoongesteld.
Born in East Prussia, Lovis Corinth spent almost the entirety of his training and career in Munich and Berlin. However, from 1884-87 the artist - who aspired to be a history painter - studied in Paris at the Académie Julian under the two celebrated artists, Tony Robert-Fleury and Adolphe William Bouguereau. Their teaching focused on life drawing - an approach that was particularly suited to the large figural compositions of history paintings. This life study is one of approximately twenty paintings - mostly nudes - that survive from Corinth's Parisian sojourn.
Minneapolis Institute of Art
1884
Bronze Medal at the London Salon
The painting "The Conspiracy" was awarded a bronze medal at the London Salon — the artist's first international success.
1887
A Winter in Berlin, New Acquaintances
Moving to Berlin for the winter, he met Max Klinger, Walter Leistikow, and Karl Stauffer-Bern; it was most likely there that he painted his first self-portrait.
1888
Adoption of the Name "Lovis Corinth"
Returning to Königsberg after his Parisian disappointments, the artist adopted the name "Lovis Corinth."