Badende mit Kopf auf Knie (Bather with Her Head on Her Knee)

1913

Wilhelm Lehmbruck

Associated Names
Wilhelm Lehmbruck

Artist, German, 1881 - 1919

The image shows a person sitting down, with their body curled inward. The individual is in a seated position with knees bent, arms wrapped around the legs, and head resting on the knees, turned slightly to the side. The person's facial features are soft and understated, with closed eyes and a serene expression. The hair appears to be styled into a simple, smooth updo. The person has a nude form, and the image focuses on the contours and outlines of the body without detailing any clothing or additional objects. The background is a plain, textured surface that provides a minimalistic setting, highlighting the figure's position and form without additional context or detail.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on heavy wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.2 × 13.9 cm (7 9/16 × 5 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 32.5 × 25.5 cm (12 13/16 × 10 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.355

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Petermann 1964, no. 79, State ii/ii


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased March 17, 2006; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1964

  • Petermann, Erwin. Die Druchgraphik von Wilhelm Lehmbruch: Verzeichnis. Stuttgart: Verlag Gerd Hatje, 1964: no. 79, ii/ii

Inscriptions

below image, at left, in graphite: Badende mit Kopf auf Knie und aufgestütztem Bein; below image, at right, in graphite: W. Lehmbruck

Wikidata ID

Q76556715

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