HARRIS SCHRANK FINE PRINTS

Lovis Corinth (1856-1925) drypoint, Self Portrait, 1912, signed in pencil and annotated ”pr”, an artist’s proof aside from the edition of 50. Reference: Schwarz 160. In good condition apart from marginal mat stain (well outside of the plate mark), the margins cut irregularly as in a proof, prior hinging on verso. Acid free archival mounting. On laid paper, with margins (4 5/8 x 3 1/2, the sheet 8 1/4 x 6 inches. A very fine, strong, impression, with the drypoint burr extremely vivid; a proof surely created before the run of the edition. Corinth was one of the early German Expressionists (he participated in the first [...]

Lovis Corinth (1858-1925), Self Portrait, 1909, drypoint, signed in pencil lower right [also signed and dated in the plate]. Reference: Schwartz 34. In good condition, with full margins (slight but discernible light stain), 8 3/4 x 6 3/8, the sheet 16 5/8 x 10 1/2 inches, archival mounting. Published by Bruno Cassirer, Berlin. On cream laid paper, with the watermark H Antique. From the edition of 50. A fine clear impression, with the burr from the drypoint particularly effective. Corinth, surely influenced by Rembrandt, made a series of self-portrait prints through his career. This relatively early portrait is one of his strongest; [...]