Lovis CORINTH (1858-1925), William Tell's shot of the apple on the warrior's head, 1925

Lithograph, handmade paper, 39 x 29 cm, signed p.d.: "L.Corinth". Good condition.

Original autograph in pencil by one of Germany's most famous expressionists. The artist was born in Tapew near Königsberg, studied in Königsberg, Munich and Paris. During his frequent vacations in Niechorze, he produced many portrait works. A total of more than 20 monographic exhibitions in museums were devoted to him and more than 50 books were written about him. His later art was considered degenerate by the Nazi authorities. Polish museums have five of his oil paintings. The biography on Wikipedia is in 40 languages including Polish. This print was published in Berlin in 1925 in a portfolio of 13 prints for F.Schiller's work "Wilhelm Tell." Only 200 pieces were published, 75 of them on handmade paper to which the offered piece belongs