Landscape
1916
Though simply titled 'Landscape' (Landschaft in German), this isn't a peaceful pastoral scene; Lovis Corinth attacks the paper with frantic, scratchy lines that make the heavy trees look like they're shivering. Created in 1916 right in the middle of World War I, the view feels hauntingly isolated, with just two tiny figures trudging down a vast, empty path. It captures the raw energy of German Expressionism, showing how the artist moved away from polished realism to capture the anxiety of a world falling apart.
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