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In this abstract image, black lines and angular shapes form two figures facing each other. The strokes create a sense of movement, with some lines suggesting limbs and others indicating the background. The composition depicts a scene that may suggest conversation or contemplation, with shapes resembling heads and shoulders leaning towards each other.
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In this abstract image, black lines and angular shapes form two figures facing each other. The strokes create a sense of movement, with some lines suggesting limbs and others indicating the background. The composition depicts a scene that may suggest conversation or contemplation, with shapes resembling heads and shoulders leaning towards each other.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Badende (Bathers) from Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart (German Printmakers of Our Time)

Otto Mueller

Date
1920
Medium
lithograph from a bound volume with 15 lithographs, eight woodcuts, eight photomechanical reproductions, and one drypoint
Classification
Print
Accession number
1980.26.2.14
Credit line
Gift of Robert M. Walker
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Pfister's "Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart": no.20

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • figure

NGA object ID 57591. 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.