Bathers (Les Baigneuses)

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Ker Xavier Roussel

Associated Names
Ker Xavier Roussel

Artist, French, 1867 - 1944

Auguste Clot

Printer, French, 1858 - 1936

The image shows a natural setting with dense foliage and trees. Three figures are depicted interacting in the foreground. The style features delicate brushstrokes and stippling techniques, creating a textured effect. The color palette includes soft greens, grays, and muted earth tones, giving a serene atmosphere. The varying shades define the forms and suggest dappled light filtering through the trees.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    3-color lithograph on china paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 25.2 x 41.7 cm (9 15/16 x 16 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.5 x 52.8 cm (15 15/16 x 20 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.16.223

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Salomon 1968, no. 17

  • Series Title

    L'Album de paysage: no. 4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1932d); gift to National Gallery of Art, 1950.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1950

  • Vollard, Connoisseur, National Gallery of Art, 1950 – 1951.

1955

  • Modern French Colored Lithographs from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, 1955.

1963

  • American Federation of Arts, 1963.

Bibliography

1965

  • Kunsthalle Bremen [Christian von Heusinger, complier]. Ker-Xavier Roussel 1867-1944. Gemalde, Handzeichnungen, Druckgraphik. Bremen: 1965.

1968

  • Salomon, Jacques. Introduction a l'oeuvre gravé de K. X. Roussel. Paris: Mercure de France, 1968.

Inscriptions

none

Markings

verso, stamped in black ink: National Gallery of Art, Rosenwald Collection (Lugt 1932d)

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65361092

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