Bathers on the Shore (Personnages au bord de la mer)

1899

Ker Xavier Roussel

Associated Names
Ker Xavier Roussel

Artist, French, 1867 - 1944

Ambroise Vollard

Artist, French, 1866 - 1939

Auguste Clot

Printer, French, 1858 - 1936

The image shows a landscape with a horizon in the background. In the foreground, there is lush vegetation depicted with textured brushstrokes. In the distance, figures are visible near the trees. The color palette consists of soft yellows, greens, and earthy tones, creating a gentle and serene visual impact.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on china paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.3 x 41.1 cm (9 3/16 x 16 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.9 x 52.6 cm (16 1/8 x 20 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.16.226

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Salomon 1968, no. 14

  • Series Title

    L'Album de Paysage: no. 1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1932d); gift to National Gallery of Art, 1950.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1950

  • Vollard, Connoisseur, National Gallery of Art, 1950 – 1951.

1955

  • Modern French Colored Lithographs from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, 1955.

1970

  • Late Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth Century French Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970.

Bibliography

1965

  • Kunsthalle Bremen [Christian von Heusinger, complier]. Ker-Xavier Roussel 1867-1944. Gemalde, Handzeichnungen, Druckgraphik. Bremen: 1965.

1968

  • Salomon, Jacques. Introduction a l'oeuvre gravé de K. X. Roussel. Paris: Mercure de France, 1968.

Inscriptions

bottom left, by later hand, in graphite: 61 / C. 8

Markings

verso, stamped in black ink: National Gallery of Art, Rosenwald Collection (Lugt 1932d)

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65361132

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