Das Graphische Werk von Lovis Corinth (The Graphic Works of Lovis Corinth)

Berlin: Fritz Gurlitt Verlag, 1922. Second expanded edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. Quarto. 299 [1]pp. Rebound retaining the original boards with color lithograph, including lettering on cover and spine, in modern mylar. The five initials of the introduction are drawings by Lovis Corinth and are rendered lithographically, as are his artworks in the text, including twenty-seven full page renderings. Contain forewords for first and second edition.

As stated in the foreword to this second edition, the volume of Corinth's graphic work has doubled since the first edition was published in 1916, and therefore a second edition was necessary, with additions outlined in the introduction. The descriptive catalog of this edition lists 452 works by Corinth plus variations to the various themes, e.g., his lithographs to Goethe's Reinecke Fuchs lists thirty variations. The catalog is splendidly illustrated with b/w lithographs throughout and contains a chronological list of artworks included at rear. The entries contain descriptions of the motif and its variations as well as notes on condition, seize and other details. Text in German. Some age-toning of back cover and block, latter due to paper quality. With small bookplate of typographer and book designer Rudolf Dörwald on inside front cover. (Inventory #: 54788)