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The image consists of swirling lines and dark smudges forming an abstract scene. The central figure appears to be bending forward, with surrounding rounded forms and squiggly lines. The background features broad strokes and layers, creating a dynamic composition.
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The image consists of swirling lines and dark smudges forming an abstract scene. The central figure appears to be bending forward, with surrounding rounded forms and squiggly lines. The background features broad strokes and layers, creating a dynamic composition.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Badeanstalt (The Bath House)

Lovis Corinth

Date
1920
Medium
lithograph in black on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 32 × 36.8 cm (12 5/8 × 14 1/2 in.) sheet: 37.3 × 41.5 cm (14 11/16 × 16 5/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2012.92.181
Credit line
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • figure
  • Water
Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin, Germany); Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C., 2006; acquired 2012 by the National Gallery of Art

Inscription

lower left in graphite: Probedruck; lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: CIII493

Marks

stamped center verso in black ink: R

NGA object ID 153563. 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.