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The image shows flowing and curved lines forming an abstract composition resembling a human figure in a seated or reclining position. The lines are in black, accented with vibrant orange, purple, and green colors. Purple lines form an abstract shape above the figure, while orange and purple accents below suggest shapes resembling a flame or leaf.
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The image shows flowing and curved lines forming an abstract composition resembling a human figure in a seated or reclining position. The lines are in black, accented with vibrant orange, purple, and green colors. Purple lines form an abstract shape above the figure, while orange and purple accents below suggest shapes resembling a flame or leaf.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Bather

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Date
1912/1913
Medium
colored chalk on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 58.7 x 46 cm (23 1/8 x 18 1/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2006.160.3
Credit line
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • female
  • figure
Provenance

(Roman Norbert Ketterer, Lugano); Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased June 21, 1983; gift to NGA, 2006.

NGA object ID 135991. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.