Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was one of the founding members of Die Brücker, an artist group that flourished in Germany before World War I. Inspired by the works of earlier German artists like Albrecht Dürer and those of the French avant-garde, Kirchner is best known for his portraits, landscapes and city scenes featuring lively brushwork, stylised forms and vivid colours. 
 
In the 1920s, Kirchner moved from Germany to Switzerland. The Alps surrounding his new home in Davos provided a fruitful source of inspiration. This large painting features three nude bathers against a peaceful mountainous backdrop. The rosy-hued mountains stand in striking contrast to the dark green trees and ochre-coloured figures in the foreground. Executed between 1923 and 1927, Bathers is a brilliant example of Kirchner’s desire to paint ‘the appearance of things, not their objective correctness.’ 

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