The Dinner of Trimalchio

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Description

A portfolio from an edition of 40 composed of an introduction by Dr. Karl Scharz followed by 15 drypoints, all encased in a cover featuring a Lovis Corinth lithograph. Each drypoint is signed lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth.

Dimensions

portfolio cover: 46.4 x 37.2 x 2 cm (18 1/4 x 14 5/8 x 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Lovis Corinth, by descent; to Charlotte Berend Corinth, (1925-1967), by descent; to Thomas Corinth, (1967-1988), by descent; to Wilhelmine Corinth, (1988-2001), by descent; to George E. Hecker, Wayland, MA (2001-2012), sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2012. NOTES: 1. The work belonged to the Corinth family and was always transferred upon the death of the previous owner: in 1925 Lovis Corinth bequeathed the work to his wife Charlotte Berend Corinth, who upon her death passed it on to her son Thomas Corinth who in turn passed it to his sister Wilhelmine Corinth. Wilhelmine Corinth was George Hecker’s mother.