The Large Bathers - Paul Cézanne

In this painting, Paul Cézanne conveys his fascination for the female nude. From the back, from the front, standing, crouching, lying down... no less than fourteen anonymous women, dressed as Eve, are represented on the banks of a pond. Drawing the aquatic reflections and the solar rays filtered by the trees, the touches of colour on the bodies are singular and specific to the artist. Refusing to insist on details, he focuses his work on a homogeneous whole, with almost fusional elements.
The artwork in a nutshell
In this painting, Paul Cézanne conveys his fascination for the female nude. From the back, from the front, standing, crouching, lying down... no less than fourteen anonymous women, dressed as Eve, are represented on the banks of a pond. Drawing the aquatic reflections and the solar rays filtered by the trees, the touches of colour on the bodies are singular and specific to the artist. Refusing to insist on details, he focuses his work on a homogeneous whole, with almost fusional elements.
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