Adam and Eve (Der Sündenfall)
1919
Lovis Corinth carved this intense scene of Adam and Eve in 1919, and the raw, jagged lines practically vibrate with tension. Created as a woodcut, the stark black-and-white contrast strips away any Renaissance polish, leaving us with a gritty, emotional version of the 'Fall of Man' (Der Sündenfall). This is German Expressionism in full force—Corinth wasn't interested in idealized beauty, but in the raw human drama of the moment. Fun fact: Corinth suffered a severe stroke years earlier, and many art historians believe this physical trauma is what pushed his style from realistic to this wild, energetic expressiveness we see here.
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