Louis Corinth repeatedly turned to themes of love, sexuality and death, taking inspiration from the classical subjects of Greek mythology, the Christian religion and the literary world. His uninhibited, distinct brushstrokes were initially inspired by Frans Hals and Rembrandt.
Corinth studied nude painting at the Académie Julian in Paris, in the 1880s. He considered this genre to be the "Latin of painting". His nude paintings became more prolific after 1904. Faithful to the Expressionist idea of blending art and life, the artist rarely selected a professional model. More often than not it was a friend, his wife or his family.
Although many of his allegorical paintings celebrated nudity, Corinth eventually removed all mythological or religious references from them.
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