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The image shows a female figure standing near a body of water. The horizon is in the upper third of the image, where the water meets dense vegetation. The technique involves soft brushstrokes that create a smudged effect. The color palette is monochromatic in black and white, creating a contrast between light and shadow. Dense foliage frames the scene, and lighter areas lead the eye towards the water. The background features blurred vegetation, adding depth to the landscape.
National Gallery of Art · Print
A Bather
Camille Pissarro
- Date
- 1894
- Medium
- monotype on wove paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 12.8 x 17.8 cm (5 1/16 x 7 in.) sheet: 15.6 x 20.2 cm (6 1/8 x 7 15/16 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1977.70.2
- Credit line
- Ruth and Jacob Kainen Collection
- Time span
- 1876 to 1900
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- French
- Impressionist
- Woman
- Tree
- Water
- Nature
Provenance
Dr. George Viau [1855-1939], Paris; (his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 26 February 1943, no. 52). (sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 5 December 1973, no. 30). Philip Hofer [1898-1984], Cambridge, MA; purchased by Ruth Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C., 1977; gift to NGA, 1977.
Inscription
recto: in image, at lower left, in black ink: C. Pissarro 94; below image, at right, in graphite in later hand: 311 x 29 1/2 [erased]; recto: none
Marks
none
Watermarks
none
NGA object ID 56467. 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.