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Lovis Corinth — Weislingen and Adelheid:  Illustration for Goetz von Berlichingen
Lovis Corinth

Weislingen and Adelheid: Illustration for Goetz von Berlichingen

1920

This etching by Lovis Corinth illustrates a dramatic moment from Goethe's play "Goetz von Berlichingen," capturing the charged encounter between the characters Weislingen and Adelheid through Corinth's expressive linear technique. The artist employs bold, gestural lines characteristic of his printmaking style to convey psychological tension and emotional intensity between the figures. As an illustration for the classical German drama, the work demonstrates Corinth's skill in translating literary narrative into visual form while maintaining the dynamism typical of his graphic art.

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etching

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Lovis Corinth, Weislingen and Adelheid: Illustration for Goetz von Berlichingen, 1920

This etching by Lovis Corinth illustrates a dramatic moment from Goethe's play "Goetz von Berlichingen," capturing the charged encounter between the characters Weislingen and Adelheid through Corinth's expressive linear technique. The artist employs bold, gestural lines characteristic of his printmaking style to convey psychological tension and emotional intensity between the figures. As an illustration for the classical German drama, the work demonstrates Corinth's skill in translating literary narrative into visual form while maintaining the dynamism typical of his graphic art.

Medium
etching
Year
1920
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Romantic Subject Matter, German Artist, 20th Century, Expressionism, Gestural Brushwork, Literary Illustration, Dramatic Tension, Historical Drama, Figure Painting, Oil on Canvas

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