Copyright: Public Domain: Artvee
Lovis Corinth etched "Nurse" sometime in his lifetime, and looking at this, I think of artmaking as a process of revealing. The scratches, the cross-hatching, they're not just descriptive, they're expressive! Look at the neck and the shoulder, where the lines cluster, almost frantic, giving weight and form to the nurse's body. Then, notice how those same lines thin out as they move toward the center. Corinth isn't just showing us what he sees, he’s showing us how he sees. You know, it reminds me a bit of Käthe Kollwitz. Both artists use the starkness of black and white to convey a deep sense of humanity. But while Kollwitz often focuses on the suffering of the masses, Corinth gives us something more intimate, a private moment captured in a web of lines. And in the end, it’s not about what the nurse is doing, but about how Corinth felt when he looked at her. It's that feeling, suspended in ink, that keeps us coming back for another look.
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