Lovis Corinth: The paintings

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Lovis Corinth: The Paintings is a catalog raisonné of the paintings by the German painter Lovis Corinth , which was first published in 1958 by his widow Charlotte Berend-Corinth at Bruckmann Verlag in Munich under the title The Paintings of Lovis Corinth . In 1992 it appeared in a new edition, revised by Béatrice Hernad .

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The catalog raisonné contains a brief description of all known paintings by the painter Lovis Corinth, which are numbered in approximate chronological order and referenced in exhibition catalogs as BC (= Berend-Corinth). The first edition from 1958 also contains a foreword by Charlotte Berend-Corinth and an introduction by Hans Konrad Röthel . The foreword was also printed in the second edition from 1992 and was supplemented there by a further foreword by their daughter Wilhelmine Corinth and an introduction by the art historian Hans-Jürgen Imiela .

The "Directory of Paintings" originally comprised 983 works by the painter and the revised 1005 works, which are supplemented in the illustration section with black-and-white images and some color tables. In addition to the designation of the painting technique (especially "oil / canvas"), the individual image descriptions contain information about the dimensions, the signature , the provenance (if known) as well as about images, exhibitions and auction catalogs (only in the revision since 1958). The actual description of the picture is usually very short and, in the case of many paintings, is supplemented by brief comments. The appendix contains the artist's life data as well as excerpts from letters and quotations that relate to individual works in the catalog raisonné, followed by a comprehensive bibliography .

In the revision of 1992, the numbering from 1958 was retained; in the case of new dates, the old date was given in the text and image section. In consultation with Wilhelmine Corinth, new paintings were added at the end of the list, making a total of 22 works.

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  • Charlotte Berend-Corinth: The paintings by Lovis Corinth Bruckmann Verlag, Munich 1958.
  • Charlotte Berend-Corinth: Lovis Corinth: The paintings. Revised by Béatrice Hernad. Bruckmann Verlag, Munich 1992. ISBN 3-7654-2566-4 .

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  • Charlotte Berend-Corinth: Lovis Corinth: The paintings. Revised by Béatrice Hernad. Bruckmann Verlag, Munich 1958, 1992. ISBN 3-7654-2566-4 .