His sojourns at the North Sea had a special impact on Max Liebermann's painting, as a large part of his oeuvre is dedicated to the summery ado on the beaches. In this case the pastel, which Max Liebermann preferably rendered in small formats, is a welcome means of a spontaneous artistic expression. The large amount of studies of bathers, among them several in oil and some graphic works, may not all have been executed plein-air, however, they breath the air of a light-flooded summer at the sea, as Max Liebermann captured it with great poise and scarce means.