And some more bathers (3/3)

Bathers, Badende 3/3

After the German expressionist examples in last posting now following and closing the theme is a choice of examples of Bathers ("Badende") in engravings, woodblock- and linoleumcut prints by European and other printmakers. Nymphs, Graces and common (are there?) bathing women. 

From ancient Hellenistic and unnamed classic artists (r) through Renaissance and painter Lucas Cranach the elder (1472-1533, l.) to our recent times a group of bathing women has intriqued men and inspired artists on all continents creating works of art and masterpieces. 




Although in no way this posting is an essay on Graces and Nymphs it's fun to see modern printmakers following in the footsteps of their brothers in Art adding a completely new chapter and volumes of wonderful pictures to history.   

Over time general and personal aesthetic values and taste have been shifting and changing. Pieter Paul Rubens' (1577-1640) 3 graces (above)  considered once the pink of perfection and female beauty today can be encountered and enjoyed in life during a walk along the beach. God, beauty and works of art are omnipresent. Time however has learned eventually more Hellenistic proportions probably will prevail. 

Proportions like in Jean Baptiste Regnault's (1754-1829) painting (1799, l.) and Jean Jacques (James) Pradier's (1790-1852) 3 Graces statue (r). 

These 3 brave contemporary Graces, with a wink, proving perception of real beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Aesthetics and its expressions in art following cycles of enlightenment, prosperity, nutritional values and changing climate.  

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France

Louis Moreau (1883-1958)

Woodblock print and painting by Paul Vaucleroy (1868-1961) 

Felix Valloton (1865-1925) (l)
Paule Vezelay, who was born and baptize Marjory Watson Williams (1892-1984) (r)

Aristide Maillol, besides painter, sculptor also a woodblock printmaker (1861-1944)

British

Ivy Anne Ellis (exh. 1920-1939) (l) studied at Birmingham School of Art, and  

John Buckland-Wright (1887-1954) (r)

Erick Gill (1882-1940) (l.)

Ian Armstrong (1923-2005) (r.)

Japan

Yamamoto Kanae (1882-1946). See also the recent Red Haired Beauty posting. Next I'll show together all remarkable prints of this enigmatic Japan trained but European influenced and seldom seen printmaker I was able to excavate from the www.

Shiro Kasamatsu (1882-1946)

& rest of the world.

Moissey Kogan (1879-1943) (L.) was a Russian-French artist murdered in Auschwitz.  And I even found an example by a Dutch printmaker: Han Snel (1925-1998) (R.)

Suisse

Giovanni Giacometi (1868-1933), showing what a little color can do.

Italy

Marino Marini (1901-1980): "Bagnati"

PS: These postings, following my stream of consciouness, are in no way "complete". There'll be probably hords of examples more. These are my just personal choice. You are invited to share and leave a comment when leaving. 

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Please revisit the updated Bathers (2/3) posting  with a new unidentified German Expressionist print and a request for help (end of posting) 

Ice !

Making and using ice, without leaving behind any ecological footprint, for centuries was not only a luxury to the rich but also a very clever and sustainable way of survival we should not forget and try to remember with great respect. 

Walter Klemm (1883-1957)

Besides cooling wine in summer, fishmongers and bakeries and probably many more enterprises and industries depended on harvesting and storing ice. Ice that lasted as long as a year in cleverly constructed isolated cellars. 

Karl Friedrich Zähringer (Sw.) (1886-1933) "Eisbrecher"

Giovanni Giacometti (It.) 1868-1933

It's hard to imagine when we open our refrigerator door the activities shown by these artists were once a common sight not a century ago. As these pictures show: in Italy, Holland, Germany and Switserland.

Harvesting ice in Amsterdam 1917

If readers have knowledge of more examples of icemaking and harvesting please send them for sharing.

  Bernard Rice (Br.) (1900-1998), thank you Charles.

(2003) Clara Lieu (US)

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Speaking of the wonderful and versatile Walter Klemm (read here) I found two more prints that should have been in the recent Fanny Psicha posting. But along this self educational path I follow and the information on the Internet expanding  every day, these things happen. For following readers I show them here and also add them to the original posting for new readers.