The Bather (1879).

The Bather facial detail.

 Bouguereau was a master of detail which can be seen in the way he has skilfully painted the hands and feet in this painting.

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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. She has small breasts and a very slim slender youthful figure suggesting that she is not that old, probably in her teens or early twenties which Bouguereau has depicted brilliantly.

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

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The bather

The bather 1879

 

 

 

 

 

          

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