Lovis Corinth - Gefangennahme Simsons - image-1

Lot 358 Dα

Lovis Corinth - Gefangennahme Simsons

Auction 1033 - overview Cologne
30.05.2014, 18:00 - Modern Art
Estimate: 2.000 €
Result: 2.684 € (incl. premium)

Lovis Corinth

Gefangennahme Simsons

Black chalk on firm chamois-coloured paper 59.4 x 45.7 cm Framed under glass. Signed 'Lovis Corinth' lower right. Titled 'Gefangennahme Simsons' and 'Simsons Gefangennahme' (The Capture of Samson) in upper and lower margins. - Minimally browned in mat opening and with light brown stains. Slight marginal defects.

This drawing is possibly a study for the large format oil painting "Die Gefangennahme Simsons" from 1907, which is also known as the "Blendung Simsons" ("Blinding of Samson", cf. Berend-Corinth 343), and depicts a mirrored version of the present image.

Certificate

We would like to thank Thomas Deecke, Berlin, for kind information dated 1 April 2014.

Provenance

Private possession, Palatinate