Lovis Corinth (German, 1858–1925)

Nocturnal Scene (Nächtliche Szene) for the illustrated book Das Hohe Lied (The Song of Songs)

Date:

(1911)

Medium:

Lithograph

Dimensions:

composition: 10 13/16 x 9 3/8" (27.5 x 23.8 cm); sheet (irreg. ): 20 1/16 x 12 15/16" (50.9 x 32.8 cm)

Paper:

Cream, smooth, wove japan.

Publisher:

Pan-Presse (Verlag Paul Cassirer), Berlin

Printer:

Pan-Presse, Berlin

Edition:

Proof outside the illustrated book edition of 310 (including a deluxe edition of 60 on Japan paper and a regular edition of 250 on Strathmore "Japan" paper); plus 1 trial proof with pastel-additions

Credit Line:

Given anonymously

Reference:

Schwarz L 82XV. Feilchenfeldt/Brandis 29.A.

MoMA Number:

639.1943

Themes:

Religion

Techniques:

Lithography