Bäzner H, Hennerici M G
Universitätsklinikum Mannheim, Neurologische Klinik, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim.
Nervenarzt. 2006 Sep;77 Suppl 1:S51-7. doi: 10.1007/s00115-006-2140-9.
The artist Lovis Corinth suffered a right-hemispheric stroke at the age of 53 years but only died 14 years later. The huge amount of work he produced after this life threatening disease allows detailed analysis of his post-stroke artwork in comparison to pre-stroke. When performing this analysis as a neurologist, an enormous diversity of subtle stroke sequelae can be discovered that are mostly explained by left-sided hemi-neglect. These findings clearly go far beyond pure psychological processes. Moreover, Corinth is a motivating example for disabled patients because he was able to produce great artwork after his stroke. He was struggling against a motor disability admittedly not severely affecting his artistic production, but also against severe neuropsychological deficits that did have clear consequences. Lovis Corinth left us the credo "True art means to use unreality". Taken together with the often cited phrase "Drawing means to leave out (details)", a clear-cut interpretation for neurologists can be derived from the understanding of right-hemisphere lesions and subsequent left-sided neglect.
艺术家洛维斯·科林特在53岁时右脑中风，但14年后才去世。在这场危及生命的疾病之后，他创作了大量作品，这使得我们能够详细分析他中风后的艺术作品，并与中风前的作品进行比较。作为一名神经学家进行这项分析时，可以发现各种各样细微的中风后遗症，其中大部分可以用左侧半侧忽视来解释。这些发现显然远远超出了单纯的心理过程。此外，科林特对残疾患者来说是一个鼓舞人心的例子，因为他在中风后仍能创作出伟大的艺术作品。诚然，他在与一种虽未严重影响其艺术创作的运动障碍作斗争，但同时也在与严重的神经心理缺陷作斗争，而这些缺陷确实产生了明显的后果。洛维斯·科林特留给我们的信条是“真正的艺术意味着运用非现实”。结合那句常被引用的话“绘画意味着省略（细节）”，从对右脑损伤及随后的左侧忽视的理解中，可以为神经学家得出一个明确的解释。
