Nude-Apres le bain. (1875) After the bath.

This painting by William Bouguereau is one of many of his nude works. Titled Apres le bain. After the bath, features a young woman standing on the shore after taking a bath in the sea. Her facial expression and body language suggest a scene of calm and serenity as although she is nude she is clearly relaxed. She is leaning on a rock to steady herself as she has stood on a shell and is reaching down to remove a piece of it from her foot. She has long hair parted in the middle and held up with a band which can be seen to the back of her head. Her towel hangs loosely over her knee and drapes to the ground.

 The above account is my interpretation of the work and should in no way be taken as fact.

Picking off a piece of shell.

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William Bouguereau was an expert at painting realistic feet as demonstrated in this piece.

   Apres le bain.  Facial expression