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This is a drawing of abstract shapes and figures by a body of water. The image shows a dock or platform with figures in different postures. The scene includes reflections in the water, giving it a calm presence. The drawing is monochromatic, with dark strokes on a light background.
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This is a drawing of abstract shapes and figures by a body of water. The image shows a dock or platform with figures in different postures. The scene includes reflections in the water, giving it a calm presence. The drawing is monochromatic, with dark strokes on a light background.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Badeanstalt (Bathing Place)

Lovis Corinth

Date
1919
Medium
drypoint in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 18.3 x 24.8 cm (7 3/16 x 9 3/4 in.) sheet: 27.2 x 40.3 cm (10 11/16 x 15 7/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1991.243.7
Credit line
Gift of the Marcy Family in memory of Sigbert H. Marcy
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • amusement
  • genre
  • German
  • drypoint
  • Bathing
Provenance

Sigbert Marzynski (Marcy); Dr. Toni G. Marcy, Los Angeles, California; acquired 1991 by the National Gallery of Art

Inscription

lower left in graphite: 2/25; lower right in graphite: Lovis Corinth; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 3415 / Schw. 363

NGA object ID 74738. 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.