Woman Bathing Her Feet in a Brook
1895
oil
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
1895
oil
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
You see a peasant girl bending to wash her feet in a brook. The painting has a rough surface, which might be due to the artist's many changes. He wrote to his son about this work, saying it was almost done but needed "that little something". Check out the technique of impasto to learn more about the textured surfaces like this one.
