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Study for "The Bathers"
Study for "The Bathers"

Study for "The Bathers"

Artist John Steuart Curry (American, 1897 - 1946)
Dateca. 1928
MediumHard charcoal or conté crayon on paper
DimensionsUnframed: 9 5/16 x 13 9/16 inches (23.65 x 34.45 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. John Steuart Curry in memory of her daughter and son-in-law, Ellen and Daniel Schuster
Object numberF98-22
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DescriptionThe drawing is in a black medium on beige paper and shows one large figure seated by a circular pool and two muscular figures jostling with each other in the pool. To the left of the composition's center, one figure stands on the rim of the pool with his arms raised and another figure climbs out of the pool.
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