Description
Seen from behind, a nude bather sits on a moss-covered tree stump in a garden, one arm raised to gather her auburn hair while the other rests on her bent knee. A white cloth patterned with pale blue is draped beneath her on the stump, and a small dark ribbon or pendant hangs at the center of her back.
Renoir surrounds her with a dense, glowing tangle of greenery, deep green shadow at the edges giving way to golden-yellow foliage and a scatter of small white blossoms to the right. Her skin is painted in warm, creamy strokes that catch the dappled light filtering through the leaves, tying the figure closely to the sun-warmed garden around her.
Held at the National Gallery, this outdoor bather scene from 1887 is available as a wall art reproduction. A Bather can be printed on museum-quality canvas in a range of sizes, made to order and shipped worldwide.



