A Bather Art Print from Hearst's International Magazine (1923)

This is a vintage color art print titled 'A Bather,' based on a painting by the artist Jean Jacques Henner. The image depicts a classic Henner subject: a reclined or seated female nude from behind, set against a dark, moody landscape with a hints of blue water and sky. The figure features Henner's characteristic auburn hair and luminous, pale skin tones which contrast sharply against the dark browns and greens of the foliage. The print includes several historical markings at the bottom: 'A Bather' centered, 'Painted by Jean J. Henner' below it, a copyright for the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the left, and 'Copyright Hearst's International Magazine 1923' on the right. Physically, the print is on aged paper stock and appears to have been removed from a publication or mounted on a white backing board. Condition issues are visible, including significant wear and small tears along the left edge, typical of age-related handling. There is more pronounced damage near the top center edge where the paper has been creased or slightly torn. The color reproduction is representative of early 20th-century mass-media printing, showing a soft, pictorialist aesthetic. It serves as an excellent example of how high art was disseminated into the middle-class homes of the 1920s.