The Poet (Der Dichter)
1920
Lovis Corinth brings raw, scratchy energy to this 1920 print, where a bearded man—titled 'The Poet'—stares out with a wild, wide-eyed gaze while a small child rests in his lap. The frantic, hatched lines are a hallmark of Expressionism, mirroring the emotional turbulence of the era and Corinth's own loose style following a paralyzing stroke years earlier. The edition number '8/50' at the bottom marks this as a limited run, likely a lithograph given the rich, crayon-like texture that gives the man's suit such heavy, dramatic shading.
- Technique
- Lithograph
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