Lot 375 
375
Lovis Corinth
Studie Adam aus dem Zyklus "Die ersten Menschen", 1911.
Charcoal drawing
Estimate:
€ 2,500 / $ 2,950 Sold:
€ 2,440 / $ 2,879 (incl. surcharge)
Charcoal drawing
Signed in right margin. Lower right once more signed as well as dated and with a price indication. On light cardboard. 50,8 x 36 cm (20 x 14,1 in), the full sheet
This sheet is a preliminary study for the etching "Sündenfall" from the graphic cycle "Die ersten Menschen", released by Verlag Fritz Gurlitt, Berlin 1911 (cf. Schwarz 81 II). Verso: Portait of a woman (Charlotte Berend-Corinth?). Pencil drawing. With inscription. [KD].
We are grateful to Prof. Dr. Deecke, Berlin, for his expert advice.
PROVENANCE: Collection Georges Edson, Damforth, Chicago/Illinois.
LITERATURE: Georg Biermann, Der Zeichner Lovis Corinth. Arnolds Graphische Bücher, Dresden 1924, illu. p. 53 (upper half of image).
375
Lovis Corinth
Studie Adam aus dem Zyklus "Die ersten Menschen", 1911.
Charcoal drawing
Estimate:
€ 2,500 / $ 2,950 Sold:
€ 2,440 / $ 2,879 (incl. surcharge)
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