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Co Westerik
Man in a Bath, 1988
In a warm bath, you feel yourself unwinding and stepping out of your body. You doze off, as in this panel, #99 of Westerik’s numbered oeuvre. The averted head of the man slumbering while soaking makes him vulnerable. Did Westerik use this theme to refer to David’s classic painting Marat’s Death (whi
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le bathing) (1793)? However, Marat’s head is sunk towards the viewer because he has been stabbed to death. You had better get out of your bath soon, the water is getting cold.
Text: Chris Reinewald
From: Museum MORE: 100 jaar realisme, 2020, Gorssel
Artist
Co Westerik
Title
Man in a Bath
Year
1988
Technique
Mixed media on panel
Size
59.8 x 75 cm (h x w)
Type of object
Painting
Copyright
© Pictoright
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