Bathing Girls, Karlsruhe Baden
Object number2010.39.117
Artist
Erwin Schofer
(died 1955)
Date1910
Mediumpaper; pencil
Credit LineTransfer from Steel Industry Heritage Corporation
DescriptionPencil drawing on paper featuring four nude women standing in a small body of water, which is surrounded by trees and foliage. Left of center female is standing upright, running hand through her long hair; two females right of center are holding hands.Dimensions42.5 x 23.375 in. (108 x 59.4 cm)SignedTwo artist signatures:
one on right edge, "ESchofer";
second below drawing, along edge.
Handwritten on back: "Erwin Schofer 1910 / Karlsruhe B"; "Bathing Girls"; "Bathing Girls / 1910".
Historical NotesDrawing entitled "Bathing Girls, Karlsruhe Baden" by Erwin Schofer. Karlsruhe (formerly Carlsruhe) is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the Bundesland Baden-Wrttemberg, located near the French-German border. Part of a collection related to the Schofer family of Mt. Washington. Carl Schofer, who emigrated from Germany in the mid-1800s, was a highly skilled fresco artist. After buying a house on Mount Washington, he taught his son, Erwin, the business. When Carl died, Erwin inherited the family business. Due to the Great Depression and Erwin’s struggles with alcoholism he lost the business. During the Works Progress Administration (WPA) he was hired as the lead painting contractor for the county. Later in life he taught art at the Connelly Skill Learning Center. He died in 1955.
Related person
Carl T. Schofer
(1860 - 1920)
Related institution
Works Progress Administration
Related institution
Connelly Skill Learning Center
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