Person
Lovis Corinth
German artist and writer
Lovis Corinth (July 21, 1858 – July 17, 1925) is a German artist and writer whose mature work as a painter and printmaker realizes a synthesis of impressionism and expressionism.
Corinth studies in Paris and Munich, joins the Berlin Secession group, later succeeding Max Liebermann as the group's president.
His early work is naturalistic in approach.
Corinth is initially antagonistic towards the expressionist movement, but after a stroke in 1911 his style loosens and takes on many expressionistic qualities.
His use of color becomes more vibrant, and he creates portraits and landscapes of extraordinary vitality and power.
Corinth's subject matter also includes nudes and biblical scenes.