Couple from East Prussia (Ostpreussisches Ehepaar)
1916
Lovis Corinth captured this weathered elderly couple from East Prussia in 1916, right in the middle of World War I. The scratchy, energetic lines give their faces a raw, almost trembling quality that perfectly fits the Expressionist movement's love for raw emotion over pretty realism. You can almost feel the hardship of the era in their deep-set eyes and the woman's firm grip on her hands. Corinth was famous for not sugarcoating his subjects, turning a simple peasant couple into a powerful study of aging and resilience.
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