Large Still Life with Figure 1911

Lovis Corinth made this painting, "Large Still Life with Figure" with oil on canvas, sometime during his career. Corinth worked during a time when the traditional role of women was being questioned. Notice how the female figure merges with the abundance of food, flowers, and dead animals. Corinth presents her as part of this opulent display, almost like another object among the still life elements. Her gaze is direct, yet her partial nudity and the way she's positioned suggest vulnerability and a sense of being on display. This artwork challenges traditional representations of women by blending the lines between objectification and agency. It makes us think about the complex ways in which gender, desire, and power intersect within the visual arts. It leaves us to reflect on the artist's, and our own, personal feelings about looking and being looked at.