Artwork
Male and Female Bathers
Male and Female Bathers is a gouache drawing by the Romanticist artist Alfred Grévin. It dates from 1860 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Male and Female Bathers is a drawing created by Alfred Grévin in 1860, executed in watercolor and gouache over graphite on beige card.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts two nude figures standing in calm water, with a female figure facing forward and a male figure behind her, gazing downward.
Technique & Style
Grévin employed soft watercolor washes to render the figures' skin, achieving a delicate, dreamy effect through layered paint.
Context
The work reflects Grévin's preference for depicting figures in serene, natural environments, utilizing watercolor to create light, ethereal atmospheres.
Artist & collection
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