The Bather. (1879)
The Bather. (1879)
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This painting of a nude by William Bouguereau titled The Bather is of a naked young woman. She is sitting peacefully on a tunic which is placed over some rocks by the shore. She appears to be pensive and is removing something from the sole of her foot. Perhaps she has trodden on a pebble or piece of shell. Her youthful looks and breast size suggests that she is perhaps quite young as she has a young fresh innocent looking face and small uneven sized breasts, her left breast appearing larger than her right breast. She has puffy nipples which may also be an indication that she has not yet reached full sexual maturity. Her slim, slender, youthful hour glass figure also suggests that she is not that old, probably in her early to late teens which Bouguereau has managed to capture brilliantly.
Detail of a young girls breasts. In this depiction by William Bouguereau it appears that the young female subject has uneven breasts and puffy nipples,
suggesting that she may have been quite young when Bouguereau chose to portrat her nude.
The face of the young girl in this piece bears a similar resemblance to the
subject used in
Une âme au ciel, A soul in heaven. which William Bouguereau painted the previous year.
Bouguereau was a master at painting realistic detail which can be seen in the way he has skilfully painted the hands and feet of the girl in this painting. Another excellent example of Bouguereau's ability to paint realistic photo like hands can be seen in his depiction of Dante and Virgil in Hell
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The above account is my interpretation of the work and should in no way be taken as fact.