Bather III (Baigneuse de Dos)

1896

Anders Zorn

Associated Names
Anders Zorn

Artist, Swedish, 1860 - 1920

The image shows a close perspective of a rocky terrain beside a body of water. The horizon is placed about a third of the way down from the top of the image, featuring a subtle line where the water meets the distant land or vegetation. The etching technique used includes fine, dense lines and cross-hatching, creating texture and depth through its monochromatic, linear style. The color palette is restricted to shades of gray and black on a tan background. Close to us, there is a detailed etching of the rocky surface and sparse foliage in the foreground leading towards the water beyond.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.8 × 15.7 cm (9 3/8 × 6 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 38.8 × 26 cm (15 1/4 × 10 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8849

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Asplund 1920, no. 110, state ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1933

  • An Exhibition of Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1933, no. 223.

Bibliography

1920

  • Asplund, Karl. Zorn's Engraved Work: Descriptive Catalogue. English ed. 2 vols. Stockholm: A.-B.H.Buckowskis Konsthandel, 1920.

Inscriptions

"Zorn" lower right composition, in plate, artist's hand. "Zorn" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "1896" lower right composition, in plate, artist's hand. "A-110" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "282" upper left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "55" upper left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "a51982" verso, lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "1165" verso, center, graphite, unknown hand. "D[illeg.]ck" verso, lower left, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

[bunch of grapes]

Wikidata ID

Q65018729

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