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The Bathers

1946

Seong Moy

Associated Names

Seong Moy

Artist, American, 1921 - 2013

The image features curved lines and elongated shapes interweaving within a predominantly gray rectangular form accented with black and yellow hues. The shapes suggest slithering forms curling and twisting around themselves, with circular yellow elements cascading downward and sharp angular lines intersecting at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color woodcut on Japanese paper
Credit Line

Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy
Dimensions

sheet: 30.48 × 22.23 cm (12 × 8 3/4 in.)
Accession Number

2017.148.45

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Bethesda Fine Arts, Bethesda, Maryland); Bob Stana and Tom Judy, Washington, D.C., 1984; acquired 2017 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: The Bathers; lower right in graphite: S Moy 46

Wikidata ID

Q77015491

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