1895
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Two Bathers (Les deux baigneuses) is a 1895 ink by Auguste Renoir, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two women sitting in the water, their bodies turned toward each other. One holds her hair back, while the other rests her arm on her knee. The lines are loose and swirly, like quick strokes with a pen. The artist used a technique that scratches into metal plates instead of painting. That’s why the lines look sharp but the shading is soft. Look up etching to see how this process works.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born on 25 February 1841 in Limoges, the son of a tailor and a seamstress.
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