Bather

1912/1913

Dating: Date range
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: colored chalk on wove paper
Dimensions: overall: 58.7 x 46 cm (23 1/8 x 18 1/8 in.)
Collection no.: 2006.160.3
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

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Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

Bather — Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. 1912/1913.

Medium: colored chalk on wove paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 58.7 x 46 cm (23 1/8 x 18 1/8 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2006.160.3. Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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