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This painting depicts four unclothed people in various poses within a lush, natural environment. The people have tan skin and shoulder-length dark hair. Two on the right appear to be women, but one on the left has their back to us, and another in the center is sitting on the ground, their knee raised and covering much of their torso. The people aren't drawn with clear facial features; instead, small dark dots show their eyes, with no detail beyond that. The background shows a dense forest or garden with green, brown, and hints of red brushstrokes indicating leaves, trees, and grass. In the…
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Bathers

painter Otto Mueller (German, 1874 - 1930)

1916/1917

Medium
distemper on burlap
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 120.7 x 95.3 cm (47 1/2 x 37 1/2 in.)
Culture
German
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CMC
Credit line
Collection of Arnold and Joan Saltzman
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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