The Fall of Man 1919

Lovis Corinth made this print, 'The Fall of Man,' in 1922, using etching. It's all about the process, right? Look at how the marks are laid down, like he's figuring it out as he goes. The textures! It's not just about the biblical story, it's about the feel of the thing. The ink is thin in places, thick in others, like he's wiping it back, reconsidering. See how he's scratched those lines into the figures, giving them this raw, almost desperate energy? It’s like he’s wrestling with the plate, trying to get something real out of it. Think about someone like Munch and his psychologically charged prints. Corinth’s not just illustrating a story, he's getting at something deeper about human experience, the messy, ambiguous parts. It's never just one thing, is it? It's always a conversation, a question.