Bather on the Beach
1912/1913
Artist, German, 1880 - 1938

Artwork overview
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Medium
black crayon with blue and gray wash
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Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kainen in honor of Charles Parkhurst
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Dimensions
overall: 43.4 x 31.8 cm (17 1/16 x 12 1/2 in.)
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Accession
1983.6.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Kirchner estate (Lugt 1570b, annotated: A Be/Bf 6). (Roman Norbert Ketterer, Lugano); Ruth Kainen, purchased October 31, 1979; gift to NGA, 1983.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1983
Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., September 1983.
1992
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: Paintings, Drawings, and Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1992.
Bibliography
1994
Berman, Patrica G., Modern Hieroglyphs: Gestural Drawing and the European Vanguard 1900-1918. Exh. cat. Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley, 1994, fig. 19 (not exhibited).
Inscriptions
lower right in crayon: EL Kirchner
Wikidata ID
Q64559832