1881
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Bathers is a 1881 by Henri Fantin-Latour, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows two women sitting in water, their bodies blurred and flowing. One stands, her back turned, while the other sits with her knees drawn up, both wrapped in loose fabric. The background is dark and smudged, with no clear details—just a sense of movement and shadow. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to suggest water and skin, leaving edges soft and indistinct. It feels more like a study than a finished work. Next, look up The Cleveland Museum of Art to see where this piece is kept.
Ignace Henri Jean Theodore Fantin-Latour (French pronunciation: ; 14 January 1836 – 25 August 1904) was a French painter and lithographer best known for his flower paintings and group portraits of Parisian artists and writers.
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