Male and Female Bathers with Umbrella

Alfred Grévin

Associated Names
Alfred Grévin

Artist, French, 1827 - 1892

This is a painting of two figures swimming in the ocean, holding an umbrella above the water. The painting depicts two individuals partially submerged in the water, holding a pinkish-brown umbrella overhead. The water is rendered with soft strokes, creating a gentle, rippling effect. The background is softly painted, suggesting distant landforms blurred with the effect of light rain. The figures' expressions and positions are relaxed and serene. This is in the style of Honoré Daumier.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and gouache over graphite on card

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 18.2 x 15.6 cm (7 3/16 x 6 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.132

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Christopher Powney, London); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York, 1966; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 175 (color).

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, upper left verso in pen and blue ink: C; by unknown hand, upper right verso in graphite: De Beaumont; by unknown hand, lower left verso in graphite: d pair (circled)

Wikidata ID

Q64534305

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