Odysseus and the Suitors, Lovis Corinth, 1919

Part of classical legends (antike legenden), a portfolio of twelve drypoints, (variant of plate 1), plate: 9 15/16 x 15 9/16" (25. 3 x 39. 5 cm); sheet (irreg. ): 18 1/4 x 23 1/16" (46. 3 x 58. 5 cm). Paper: beige, smooth, laid japan. Publisher: marées-gesellschaft, r. Piper & co. , munich. Printer: alfred ruckenbrod, berlin. Edition: 150 (including a deluxe edition of 50 on japan paper [this ex. ] with additional plate and a regular edition of 100 on handmade "bütten" paper). Date: 1919. Dimensions: height: 46.3 cm (18.2 in); width: 58.8 cm (23.1 in). Medium: drypoint etching on chamois-colored japan. Collection: Museum of Modern Art, New York. Lovis Corinth Odysseus and the Suitors 1919