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Bathers

Bathers

Paul Cézanne
French, 1839–1906
c. 1885-1890
A small watercolor and pencil study by Paul Cézanne that records a group of nude bathers as he tested how quick marks and translucent color could produce weight, volume, and spatial order.
What strikes you is the restless economy of line—swift pencil gestures and pale blue‑green washes overlap so the figures read as both moving sketches and sculptural masses.
Cézanne’s bather studies helped shift painting from illusionistic depth toward structured, palpable form, a crucial step that opened the way to Cubism and modern abstraction.
Medium
Watercolor and pencil on paper
Dimensions
5 x 8 1/8" (12.7 x 20.6 cm)
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Credit
Lillie P. Bliss Collection
Accession
2.1934
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