Swimming Pool + Swimmers

Date1968

Artist Eddie Arning 1898 - 1993

MediumPastel on paper

DimensionsOverall: 22 × 32 in (55.88 × 81.28cm)

Credit LineGift of Robert Cogswell and Betty Dornberger Cogswell

Object number2024.201.2

DescriptionDrawing of 17 people enjoying a day at the pool. The bright blue water contrast with the yellow-green background and orange skin tone of the swimmers. In the upper lefthand corner is a striped umbrella.Label TextLikely based on an unidentified magazine advertisement or other illustration this piece is numbered 765 on the reverse and titled "17 Swimmers at Pool in Sackton's ledger. A later pen inscription remanes it "Swimming Pool + Swimmers" along with an asterisk which Sackton used to denote works of special interest. Robert and Betty Cogswell, Arning's friends, purchased this piece.ProvenanceEdding Arning [1898-1993] (Austin, TX); Robert and Betty Cogswell (Austin, TX); 2024, given to The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA)