Nº 38
Reading edition
Jean Baptiste Camille Corot FRENCH: 1796-1875
THE BATHER
Height, 10 inches; width, 8 inches
A partly draped female figure is seated upon a rock, her head turned away and resting upon her left hand, the left elbow being supported upon her right thigh. A black mantle is draped across one knee, and contrasts strongly with the flesh and a white garment which is spread upon the rock. In the background is suggested a tree trunk and a mass of foliage, and the figure is in strong effect of light from the upper right.
Signed at the lower right, Corot.