Bathers in the Park of Terni, before 1837
Oil on canvas
Dimensions without frame32,5 × 24,5 cm
Dimensions with frame41,5 × 33,7 cm
Depicted locationTerni
About the workWithin a short span of time, Carl Blechen – then a professor of landscape painting at the Berlin Academy – produced eight similar versions of this scene. The viewers take on the role of passers-by who come across two women bathing. In this painting from the Düsseldorf collection, Blechen gave the women a calm appearance; they react with surprise rather than alarm. The light application of paint, the dappled light on the forest floor and the soft outlines of the landscape reinforce this peaceful impression.
AccessionAcquisition 1919
Provenance[...]; 1919 angekauft von der Kunsthandlung Caspari, München
Inventory numberM 4267
