Lovis Corinth

Lovis Corinth (March 14, 1853 - May 19, 1918) was one of the leading German painter-artists of the Berlin Secession; he painted mainly portraits and landscapes in a dynamic gesture and with a vibrant use of color. He realized a synthesis of Impressionism and Expressionism.

Quotes of Lovis Corinth

• In the autumn of 1884 I went to Paris. The spirit that greeted me was certainly more impressive than in Germany. I studied in a famous school. The French who I met there seemed to me not at all equipped. Traditional views. I was there for three years. I never found a talent. Among the Germans, in particular at the Academy of Munich, there was a lot more momentum. I admire the French painting from Watteau to Monet, otherwise there is nothing that can be said to be exceptional.
  • from: Corinth, Lovis – Selbstbiographie, p. 190; as quoted in Lovis Corinth Autobiographic Writings, Part Two - in a review by Francesco Mazzaferro on letteraturaartistica.blogspot

• My conscious motivation was to bring German art up to the highest level. I saw what the French artists could do since some time, we could do much more. I spoke in front of our youth, I can say with success.
  • from: Corinth, Lovis – Selbstbiographie, p. 189; as quoted in Lovis Corinth Autobiographic Writings, Part Two - in a review by Francesco Mazzaferro on letteraturaartistica.blogspot
  • he writes in 1923, the year of a retrospective exhibition of great success