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The image shows several figures at the water's edge, some standing in the shallow water and others preparing to enter. The waterline separates the water from a landscape of trees and foliage in the distance. The brushstrokes and lines are loose, creating an impressionistic feel, with darker shadows defining the trees and water reflections. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of black, white, and gray to convey form and texture.
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The image shows several figures at the water's edge, some standing in the shallow water and others preparing to enter. The waterline separates the water from a landscape of trees and foliage in the distance. The brushstrokes and lines are loose, creating an impressionistic feel, with darker shadows defining the trees and water reflections. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of black, white, and gray to convey form and texture.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Baigneuses

Camille Pissarro

Date
c. 1895
Medium
lithograph (zinc) in black on chine collé
Dimensions
image: 13.4 x 20.2 cm (5 1/4 x 7 15/16 in.) sheet: 26.8 x 36.3 cm (10 9/16 x 14 5/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1994.60.49
Credit line
Gift of Ruth B. Benedict
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Daylight Bathers

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • amusement
  • genre
  • female
  • figure
  • Impressionist
  • lithograph
  • Nude
  • Bathing
Provenance

Dr. Ruth B. Benedict (1913-1993), Washington; bequest to NGA, 1994.

Inscription

lower right below image in blue-gray pencil: C. Pissarro; lower left below image in blue-gray pencil: No 18; lower center below image in blue-gray pencil: Baigneuses (Le jour); by later hand, lower left in graphite: D. 151; by later hand, upper right in graphite: L.D. 151; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 32862

Marks

BS: IE

NGA object ID 79180. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.