Aline Gives the Thirsty Hunter a Drink (Aline gibt dem durstigen Jäger zu trinken) from The Queen of Golconda (Die Königin von Golkonde)
Lovis Corinth
German, 1858–1925
(1920/21)
A color lithograph by Lovis Corinth showing a pastoral moment—Aline giving water to a thirsty hunter beside his horse—made to convey the artist’s brisk, painterly gestures and theatrical storytelling in print form.
It looks like a quick, intimate sketch brought to life: scrawled, energetic strokes and warm washes of yellow and pink lay the sunlit landscape, the dark, weighty horse cut against a luminous, softly rendered female figure.
Produced late in Corinth’s career as part of a suite after Die Königin von Golkonde, the print exemplifies his effort to adapt painterly light and expressionistic vigor to color lithography, helping bridge Impressionist surface effects and modern German Expressionist energy in the graphic arts.
Medium
One from a portfolio of twelve lithographs
Dimensions
composition (irreg.): 11 1/4 x 9 1/4" (28.5 x 23.5 cm); sheet: 15 1/2 x 11 1/4" (39.4 x 28.5 cm)
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Credit
Gift of J. B. Neumann
Accession
337.1956
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