Two Bathers

1923

Max Pechstein

Associated Names
Max Pechstein

Artist, German, 1881 - 1955

The image is an etching of two women depicted in full figure. The woman on the left holds a piece of fabric or a garment to her side, while her head is tilted downward. The woman on the right stands facing the first woman, with her right arm resting across her chest. Both women have long hair; the woman on the left has hair falling straight down, while the one on the right has smoother, styled hair. The women are unclothed except for the draped fabric held by the woman on the left. The background depicts a natural environment, possibly a beach or shoreline, with lines indicating gentle waves and two sailboats on the horizon.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30 x 19 cm (11 13/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 50 x 32.6 cm (19 11/16 x 12 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.10.378

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Krüger 1988, no. R135

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Claude Schaefer, Montevideo, Uruguay; Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania; acquired 1950 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1988

  • Krüger, Günter. Das Druckgraphische Werk Max Pechsteins. Hamburg: Max Pechstein-Archiv, 1988, no. R135.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: HMPechstein / 1923

Markings

stamped verso in black ink: COMISION NACIONAL DE MUSEOS / Y MONUMENTOS HISTORICOS / JOSE LUIS BUSANICHE / SECRETARIO GENERALE

Wikidata ID

Q65362649

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