The Bather, (sculpture)

Object Details

Notes

Bach, Ira J. and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983.

Summary

The work, which is closely related to Picasso's drawings, was created with a filling of black feldspar pebbles & concrete. The surface was then engraved to expose the black underneath, creating a "line drawing" of a nude female figure.

Data Source

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

Date

Designed 1965. Installed 1975

Control number

IAS 87580147

designer

Picasso, Pablo 1881-1973

sculptor

Nesjar, Carl 1920-

Type

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Medium

Concrete over black feldspar pebbles

Owner/Location

Gould, Incorporated Golf Road Gould Center Rolling Meadows Illinois

Topic

Figure female--Nude

Abstract

Record ID

siris_ari_296277

Usage

Usage conditions apply