Published by Hatje Cantz. Edited with text by Thomas Köhler, Stefanie Heckmann, Janina Nentwig. Text by Sven Haase, Johanna Haug, Peter W. Marx, Andreas Schalhorn.
The significance of Lovis Corinth (1858–1925) to Modernism can hardly be overstated. Even during his lifetime, the painter was among the most prominent figures in the Berlin art scene. Born and raised in Tapiau, East Prussia, he moved from Munich to the imperial capital in 1900. At that time, Berlin was already significantly more progressive than the Bavarian residence city. Corinth is said to have commented on his success story on the Spree: "It didn't take off until Berlin." This volume focuses on Corinth's career in Berlin and his major influence on the city's art scene, but also on his influential private environment. Lesser known elements of his life illustrate how modern the artist's painting, life and thinking were: these include Corinth's painting school, where he primarily taught women, and his work for Berlin's theaters.
Published by Walther König, Köln. Edited by Stella Rollig, Andrea Jahn, Kathrin Elvers-Svamberk, Alexander Klee. Text by Stephanie Auer, Dominik Brabant, Alexander Klee, et al.
This book examines the stylistic and thematic transformations of the art of Lovis Corinth (1858–1925), from the eroticism of his nude portraits of his young wife to the images of mother and child, family life, depictions of Corinth’s own aging and his landscape paintings from the Walchensee.
Lovis Corinth: Life, a Celebration!