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Male and Female Bathers
Male and Female Bathers is a gouache drawing by the Romanticist artist Alfred Grévin. It dates from 1860 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
- Inscription
- Inscribed:by unknown hand, upper left verso in pen and blue ink: C; by unknown hand, upper right verso in graphite: Beaumont; by unknown hand, lower left verso in graphite: d pair (circled)
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Overview
Male and Female Bathers is a drawing created by Alfred Grévin in 1860, executed in watercolor and gouache over graphite on beige card.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts two nude figures standing in calm water, with a female figure facing forward and a male figure behind her, gazing downward.
Technique & Style
Grévin employed soft watercolor washes to render the figures' skin, achieving a delicate, dreamy effect through layered paint.
Context
The work reflects Grévin's preference for depicting figures in serene, natural environments, utilizing watercolor to create light, ethereal atmospheres.
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