Bather on the Beach
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
1912/1913
Medium
black crayon with blue and gray wash
Dimensions
overall: 43.4 x 31.8 cm (17 1/16 x 12 1/2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kainen in honor of Charles Parkhurst
Accession Number
1983.6.1
About the Artist
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner · 1880–1938
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was born on May 6, 1880, in Aschaffenburg, Germany, to parents Ernst and Maria Kirchner, part of a family of Prussian descent that frequently relocated due to his father's career as a chemical technician. After early schooling in various towns, he studied architecture at the Königliche Technische Hochschule (Technical University) in Dresden from 1901 to 1905, taking courses i...